Hospital mortality under surgical care

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-200

  Aziz, O ^a   Fink, D ^a   Hobbs, L L ^a   Williams, G ^a   Holme, T C ^a  

^a LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital standardised mortality ratio; Inpatient mortality; Surgical care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; STANDARD; SURGERY;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 79953686518     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588411X563411     Document Type: Article

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