Randomized clinical trial of the impact of surgical ward-care checklists on postoperative care in a simulated environment

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1666-1673

  Pucher, P H ^a   Aggarwal, R ^a,b   Qurashi, M ^a   Singh, P ^a   Darzi, A ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDS; TEACHING ROUND; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING ROUNDS;

EID: 84909636241     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9654     Document Type: Article

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