A comparison of electronic and handwritten anaesthetic records for completeness of information

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1052-1058

  Wrightson, W A G ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic records; Completeness; Electronic; Information

Indexed keywords

INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OXYGEN;

ANAESTHETIC RECORD; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION; COMPREHENSION; DEHYDRATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; VAPOR;

EID: 78650436682     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800615     Document Type: Article

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