Decision-making and technical factors account for the learning curve in complex surgery

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 375-378

  Moran, B J ^a  

^a NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Learning curve; Surgery; Technical factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PERITONEUM CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REOPERATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BENCHMARKING; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LEARNING; PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 33845237414     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdl048     Document Type: Article

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