Implementation of outpatient preoperative evaluation clinics: Facilitating and limiting factors

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 645-651

  Lemmens, L C ^a   Kerkkamp, H E ^a,d   Van Klei, W A ^a   Klazinga, N S ^b   Rutten, C L ^c   Van Linge, R H ^a   Moons, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c HOSPITAL DE WEEZENLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^d Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Safety; Screening; Surgery, preoperative period

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SURGEON; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COOPERATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 43249084216     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen068     Document Type: Article

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