Restructuring services to reduce waiting times and prevent complications: Neonatal inguinal hernias at Bristol Children's Hospital

Clinical Governance

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-44

  Old, Oliver J ^a   Rogers, Timothy ^b  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Clinical audit; Hernia; Paediatrics; Service provision; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEONATAL INGUINAL HERNIA; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SERVICE RESTRUCTURE; SURGICAL RISK; TESTIS ATROPHY; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WAITING TIME;

EID: 84856853988     PISSN: 14777274     EISSN: 17586038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777271211200738     Document Type: Article

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