Surgical audit using the POSSUM scoring tool in vascular surgery patients

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-456

  Byrne, J S ^a   Condon, E T ^a   Ahmed, M ^a   Conroy, R ^b   Mehigan, D ^a   Sheehan, S J ^a   Barry, M C ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Audit; POSSUM; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STANDARD; VASCULAR SURGERY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); ROC CURVE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79960894793     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0280-1     Document Type: Article

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