Instrument for objective assessment of appropriateness of surgical bed occupancy: validation study

BMJ. 2003 Jun 7;326(7401):1243-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7401.1243.

Authors

Afshin Alijani¹, George B Hanna, Dorin Ziyaie, Suzanne L Burns, Kenneth L Campbell, Marion E T McMurdo, Alfred Cuschieri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY.

No abstract available

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bed Occupancy / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Health Services Misuse / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Sensitivity and Specificity
State Medicine
Surgery Department, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
United Kingdom
Utilization Review / standards*