Surgical decision making

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 886-891

  Francis, David M A ^a,b  

^a Teaching Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Operative decision making; Surgical decision making; When to operate

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FATIGUE; GENDER; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMIDITY; LEARNING; LIGHT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOOD; NOISE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STRESS; SURGEON; SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WORK CAPACITY; WORKING TIME;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL SURGERY;

EID: 72349099064     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.05139.x     Document Type: Review

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