Comparative effectiveness and safety of physician and nurse anaesthetists: A narrative systematic review

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 540-545

  Smith, Andrew F ^a   Kane, M ^a   Milne, R ^b  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, audit; Anaesthesia, personnel; Organizations, health care; Safety, anaesthesia providers

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIST; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBASE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE ANESTHETIST; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS;

EID: 5444268632     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeh240     Document Type: Article

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