Accuracy of the surgeons' clinical prediction of perioperative complications using a visual analog scale

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1912-1920

  Woodfield, John C ^a   Pettigrew, Ross A ^a   Plank, Lindsay D ^b   Landmann, Michael ^a   Van Rij, Andre M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE;

EID: 34548679420     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9178-0     Document Type: Article

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