Value of failure to rescue as a marker of the standard of care following reoperation for complications after colorectal resection

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1775-1783

  Almoudaris, A M ^a   Burns, E M ^a   Mamidanna, R ^a   Bottle, A ^a   Aylin, P ^a   Vincent, C ^a   Faiz, O ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856390997     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7648     Document Type: Article

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