Open Access30-days mortality in patients with perforated peptic ulcer: A national audit
Author(s) -
Anne Nakano,
Jørgen Bendix,
Sven Adamsen,
Daniel Buck,
Jan Mainz,
Paul Bartels,
Bente Mertz Nørgård
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s4486
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , mortality rate , peptic ulcer , general surgery , emergency medicine , economics , management
In 2005, The Danish National Indicator Project (DNIP) reported findings on patients hospitalized with perforated ulcer. The indicator "30-days mortality" showed major discrepancy between the observed mortality of 28% and the chosen standard (10%).
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