Real postoperative complication rates: a key parameter that is not monitored
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چکیده
Postoperative complications represent a basic quality indicator of outcomes, but are not systematically measured. This situation has negative consequences that ignored. An accurate assessment could help to evaluate the real morbidity, establish measures for improvement, increase efficiency and identify benchmark services. I present personal review situation.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Surgery
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1365-2168', '0007-1323']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaa151