Nurse-led management of carpal tunnel syndrome: An audit of outcomes and impact on waiting times

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 399-401

  Newey, Martyn ^a   Clarke, Malcolm ^a   Green, Tim ^a   Kershaw, Christopher ^a   Pathak, Pankaj ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Nurse operator

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SCAR FORMATION; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33746045296     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X114712     Document Type: Article

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