Perceived levels of satisfaction with the preoperative assessment service experienced by patients undergoing general anaesthesia in a day surgery setting

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 19-20, 2010, Pages 2849-2859

  Fraczyk, Linda ^a   Godfrey, Helen ^b  

^a Bristol Community Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Day surgery; Nurses; Nursing; Patient; Preoperative

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77956860661     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03277.x     Document Type: Article

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