Surgical morbidity and mortality of pediatric brain tumors: A single center audit

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1583-1592

  Neervoort, F W ^a   Van Ouwerkerk, W J R ^a   Folkersma, H ^a   Kaspers, G J L ^a   Vandertop, W P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Brain neoplasms; Clinical audit; Complication; Craniotomy; Health Care; Mortality; Postoperative; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; BENCHMARKING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEURONAVIGATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REOPERATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 78649320559     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1086-1     Document Type: Article

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