title: Is routine surgical patient follow-up required?
authors.affiliation: Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
authors.forename: Stuart R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Fleur
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dewhurst
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001315:Australia; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures