title: Instrument for objective assessment of appropriateness of surgical bed occupancy: validation study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY.
authors.forename: Afshin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alijani
authors.forename: George B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: Dorin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ziyaie
authors.forename: Suzanne L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Marion E T
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McMurdo
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cuschieri
mesh_terms: 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*