Saving money: An ideal driver for improved perioperative care?

Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 147-148

  Abbott, T E F ^a   Pearse, R M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Operative mortality; Postoperative care methods; Surgery; Surgical Procedures

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK REDUCTION;

HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 85013059169     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23525568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2017.01.006     Document Type: Editorial

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