Monitoring surgical outcomes: How and why?

Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 129-136

  Grocott, Michael P W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case mix adjustment; Health services research; Postoperative morbidity; Risk adjustment; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CONVALESCENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 77952009579     PISSN: 09537112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cacc.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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