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A district‐wide anaesthetic audit
Author(s) -
Verma R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09363.x
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , general anaesthetic , local anaesthetic , medical audit , medical emergency , anesthesia , general anaesthesia , accounting , business
Summary A district‐wide anaesthetic audit has been implemented by the Derby anaesthetic department. Data for every anaesthetic are collected on a specially designed audit form which is read into a computerised database using an optical mark reader. The implementation of the audit, problems encountered and some benefits realised are described.