Does the KCE restrictive policy for preoperative testing lead to increased postoperative complications rate?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-11

  Georges, Pascal ^a   Kremer, Y ^a   Ledent, M ^b   Lechat, J P ^c   De Kock, M ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b Clinique Saint Pierre of Ottignies   (Belgium)

^c Grand Hopital de Charleroi   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BLEEDING; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; DATA BASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARALYTIC ILEUS; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; URINE RETENTION; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADULT; BELGIUM; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 77954203388     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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