The australian and new zealand audit of surgical mortality"birth, deaths, and carriage

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 304-308

  Raju, R S ^a   Guy, G S ^b   Majid, A J ^a   Babidge, W ^a,b   Maddern, G J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality Royal Australasian College of Srgns   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audit; Mortality; Outcomes; Quality care; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PLANNING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERMINAL CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARDS; SURGERY;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84925287203     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000581     Document Type: Article

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