The UK nephrostomy audit. Can a voluntary registry produce robust performance data?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 888-894

  Chalmers, N ^a   Jones, K ^a   Drinkwater, K ^a   Uberoi, R ^a   Tawn, J ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MORTALITY; NEPHROSTOMY; PERFORMANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGOR; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SEPSIS;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROSTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 46749105929     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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