Maximising safety of cataract surgery training: Improving patient safety by reducing cataract surgery complication rates

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 535-546

  Goh, E Shawn ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Eyes; Risk management; Safety; Singapore; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EYE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SINGAPORE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SINGAPORE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 70349637263     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860910975634     Document Type: Article

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