A novel approach to registration of adverse outcomes in obstetrics and gynaecology: A feasibility study

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-137

  Twijnstra, A R H ^a   Zeeman, G G ^b   Jansen, F W ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATION; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77950433457     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.030833     Document Type: Article

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