Out-of-hours surgery - A snapshot in time

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1059-1063

  O'Loughlin, E ^a,b   Smithies, W J ^a   Corcoran, T B ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

After hours; Morbidity; Out of hours; Safety; Surgery; Urgent

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650479816     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800616     Document Type: Article

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