Fall in peptic ulcer mortality associated with increased consultant input, prompt surgery and use of high dependency care identified through peer-review audit

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Aga, Hiba ^a   Readhead, David ^b   MacColl, Gavin ^c   Thompson, Alastair ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Audit of Surgical Mortality   (United Kingdom)

^c INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PEER REVIEW; PEPTIC ULCER; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857819719     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000271     Document Type: Article

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