"Best practice" in day surgery units: A review of the evidence

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 49-54

  Pearson, Alan ^a,b,c   Richardson, Marilyn ^d   Cairns, Michelle ^e  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Day surgery; Evidence based practice; Intra operative care; Nursing; Pre operative care; Skill mix; Staffing levels

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANXIETY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9644275433     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambsur.2004.07.002     Document Type: Review

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