Disease coding for anaesthetic and peri-operative practice: an opportunity not to be missed

Anaesthesia

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 820-825

  Palmer, J H MacG ^a   Sury, M R J ^b   Cook, T M ^c   Pandit, J J ^d  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; awareness; coding; ICD; read codes; SNOMED

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; ICD-10; ICD-10-CM; INFECTION RATE; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANESTHESIA; CODING; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES;

ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL CODING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 85017100684     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.13875     Document Type: Editorial

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