Lack of existing guidelines for a large group of patients in Sweden: a national survey across the acute surgical care delivery chain

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 89-95

  Muntlin Athlin, Åsa ^a,b,c,d   Juhlin, Claes ^a,c   Jangland, Eva ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

abdominal pain; acute care delivery chain; ambulance; emergency care; guidelines; surgical care

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL;

ACUTE ABDOMEN; AMBULANCE; ANALGESIA; APPLICABILITY; ARTICLE; CLARITY OF PRESENTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NUMERIC RATING SCALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RIGOR OF DEVELOPMENT; SCOPE AND PURPOSE; STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT; SURGICAL WARD; SWEDEN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; STANDARDS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84994530417     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12607     Document Type: Article

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