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CRITERIA AUDIT OF PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMIES
Author(s) -
Taylor T. Anthony,
Mander Julian,
Manning Karen,
LawrenceBrown Michael M. D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07488.x
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , percutaneous , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , quality assurance , medical audit , general surgery , surgery , emergency medicine , accounting , external quality assessment , pathology , business
A criteria audit of percutaneous nephrolithotomy management is reported. One hundred consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous stone removal over a 3‐year period were examined. An analysis of the cases of this relatively new surgical procedure are presented. The audit denionstrated the surgeons’learning curve, the current standards achieved and changes in patient admission rate. Criteria auditing was used and assessed as a quality assurance activity.