Reasons for cancellation of operation on the day of intended surgery in a multidisciplinary 500 bedded hospital

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-69

  Kumar, Rajender ^a   Gandhi, Ritika ^a  

^a Dr Baba Sahib Ambedkar Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Audit; dosing schedules; morphine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; OPERATION DURATION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84863401721     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: 22312730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.92442     Document Type: Article

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