Does Nurse-Led Pre-operative Assessment Reduce the Cancellation Rate of Elective Surgical In-Patient Procedures?: A Systematic Review of the Research Literature

British Journal of Anaesthetic and Recovery Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 41-47

  Craig, Sarah E ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancellation rates; Elective surgical in patients; Nurseled; Pre operative assessment; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006228742     PISSN: 17426456     EISSN: 17442192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742645605000173     Document Type: Article

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