National audits in the UK: fancy acronyms or real patient benefit?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 479-482

  Moppett, I K ^a,b   Moonesinghe, S R ^b,c,d   Grocott, M P ^b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CLINICAL AUDIT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TRENDS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HIP FRACTURE; MORTALITY RATE; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85019197762     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew437     Document Type: Editorial

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