Impact of consultant operative supervision and surgical mortality in Australia

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 895-901

  Wong, Teresa Hoi Ian ^a   Guy, Gordon ^b   Babidge, Wendy ^a,b   Maddern, Guy J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mortality; Seniority; Supervision; Surgery; Trainee

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84870357087     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06310.x     Document Type: Article

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