Regional Anesthesia Surveillance System: First experiences with a quality assessment tool for regional anesthesia and analgesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-315

  Schulz Stübner, Sebastian ^a   Kelley, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Quality assurance; Regional anesthesia; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; BLEEDING; CATHETER; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IOWA; NERVE BLOCK; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 33847029972     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01239.x     Document Type: Review

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