Modular acute system for general surgery: Hand over the operation, not the patient

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 156-160

  Poole, Garth H ^a   Glyn, Tamara ^a   Srinivasa, Sanket ^a,b   Hill, Andrew G ^a,b  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acute surgery; General surgery; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84857799627     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2011.05963.x     Document Type: Article

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