Instrument for objective assessment of appropriateness of surgical bed occupancy: validation study.
Alijani
Afshin
A
Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY.
Hanna
George B
GB
Ziyaie
Dorin
D
Burns
Suzanne L
SL
Campbell
Kenneth L
KL
McMurdo
Marion E T
ME
Cuschieri
Alfred
A
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001509:Bed Occupancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013222:State Medicine; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000592:standards*