Risk-adjusted scoring systems can predict surgeons' performance in colorectal surgery

Surgeon

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-7

  Leung, Edmund ^a   Ferjani, Ali M ^a   Kitchen, Andrew ^a   Griffin, Damian ^a   Stellard, Nigel ^a   Wong, Ling S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coloproctologists; Colorectal surgery; POSSUM; Surgeons' performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650715102     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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