Consensus definitions of complications for accurate recording and comparisons of surgical outcomes in pediatric neurosurgery: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-95

  Drake, James M ^a   Singhal, Ash ^b   Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^a   DeVeber, Gabrielle ^a   Cochrane, D Douglas ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse event; Complications; Pediatric neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONSENSUS; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHUNT FAILURE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864546611     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.3.PEDS11233     Document Type: Article

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