Patient experiences with interventions to reduce surgery cancellations: A qualitative study

BMC Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Hovlid, Einar ^a,b   Von Plessen, Christian ^c,d   Haug, Kjell ^b   Aslaksen, Aslak Bjarne ^b,e   Bukve, Oddbjørn ^a  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancellations; Patient centered; Qualitative; Quality improvement; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881170814     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-13-30     Document Type: Article

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