Performance improvement system and postoperative corneal injuries: Incidence and risk factors

Anesthesiology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 320-326

  Martin, David P ^a   Weingarten, Toby N ^a   Gunn, Paul W ^a   Lee, Kunmoo ^b   Mahr, Michael A ^a   Schroeder, Darrell R ^a   Sprung, Juraj ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 68249139973     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181ae63f0     Document Type: Article

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