Prospective audit of colorectal resections in a peripheral public hospital

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 817-820

  Gollop, Susan J ^a,b   Fancourt, Michael W ^a   Gilkison, William T C ^a   Kyle, Stephen M ^a   Mosquera, Damien A ^a  

^a TARANAKI BASE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b TDHB ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Audit; Colorectal surgery; Diagnostic technique and procedure; Neoplasm staging; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CANCER STAGING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL DISEASE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33747114766     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03876.x     Document Type: Review

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