Establishing learning curve for tenckhoff catheter insertion by interventional nephrologist using CUSUM analysis: How many procedures and in which situation?

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-203

  Goh, Bak Leong ^a   Ganeshadeva Yudisthra, M ^a   Lim, Teck Onn ^b  

^a Serdang Hospital   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 65249185578     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2008.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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