AAA benchmarking by Dr Foster: A cause for concern?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 384-388

  Pandey, V A ^a   Kerle, M I ^a   Jenkins, M P ^a   Wolfe, John H N ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Dr Foster; League table

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ACCURACY; ADULT; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VALIDITY;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BENCHMARKING; DATABASES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34248631074     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X183445     Document Type: Article

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