CUSUM: A dynamic tool for monitoring competency in cataract surgery performance

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 445-449

  Salowi, Mohamad Aziz ^a   Choong, Yee Fong ^b   Goh, Pik Pin ^c   Ismail, Mariam ^c   Lim, Teck Onn ^d  

^a SARAWAK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

^b ISEC   (Malaysia)

^c Hospital Selayang   (Malaysia)

^d Center of Clinical Research   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MONITORING; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERFORMANCE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALAYSIA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION;

EID: 77950786659     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.163063     Document Type: Article

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