title: Benefits and pitfalls of national mortality audits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Outcomes Research, St George's Vascular Institute, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karthikesalingam
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D057210:Delayed Diagnosis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality*