Key performance indicators in an acute surgical unit: Have we made an impact?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2335-2340

  Hsee, Li ^a   Devaud, Marcelo ^a   Civil, Ian ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84867839308     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1670-5     Document Type: Article

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