Emergency major abdominal surgery - 'The times they are a-changing'

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 645-649

  Huddart, S ^a   Peden, C ^b   Quiney, N ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FLUID THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER SURGERY; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MOBILIZATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ABDOMEN; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84879522353     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12198     Document Type: Editorial

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