title: Measuring surgical performance in acute abdominal pain: some reflections from international studies.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Information Science Unit, University of Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: de Dombal
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Clamp
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Wardle
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D019300:Medical Errors; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care