Medical Audit
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Difficult and failed intubation in 3430 obstetric general anaesthetics.

30 Oct 2009 A retrospective audit was performed of all obstetric general anaesthetics in our hospital over an 8 year period to determine the incidence of difficult and failed intubation. Data was collected from a number of sources to ensure accuracy. A total of ... Read more...

Does self-report data on HIV primary care utilization agree with medical record data for socially marginalized populations in the United States?

29 Sep 2009 To test whether self-report data agree with medical record data in marginalized, HIV-infected populations, we collected information about HIV primary care visits over a 6-month period from both sources. Patients were drawn from a large study of ... Read more...

Plain abdomen radiographs: the right view?

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Plain abdomen radiographs (PAR) have limited use in the setting of the emergency department. We conducted this study to look at the appropriateness of requests and its utilization in our emergency department. METHODOLOGY: We conducted a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Medical Audit'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Difficult and failed intubation in 3430 obstetric general anaesthetics. 30 Oct 2009
• NCEPOD report on acute kidney injury-must do better. 22 Oct 2009
• Clinical audits. Paper or patient safety? 10 Oct 2009
• Does self-report data on HIV primary care utilization agree with medical record data for socially marginalized populations in the United States? 29 Sep 2009
• Plain abdomen radiographs: the right view? 29 Sep 2009
• The impact of enteral feeding protocols on nutritional support in critically ill children. 29 Sep 2009
• Perioperative management of anticoagulated patients having cataract surgery: National audit of current practice of members of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. 29 Sep 2009
• Intervention at the border of viability: perspective over a decade. 29 Sep 2009
• Gaps in cardiovascular disease risk management in Australian general practice. 19 Sep 2009
• Cardiovascular disease risk management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in primary health care settings: findings from the Kanyini Audit. 19 Sep 2009
• Concordance with NCCN Colorectal Cancer Guidelines and ASCO/NCCN Quality Measures: an NCCN institutional analysis. 30 Aug 2009
• Optimization of the parameters of a method for computer-aided detection of perfusion deficiencies in brain images. 30 Aug 2009
• Diagnostic assessments of spirometry and medical history data by respiratory specialists supporting primary care: are they reliable? 30 Aug 2009
• Conversion of scores between Bamford, Kowal and Bench (BKB) sentences and Arthur Boothroyd (AB) words in quiet for cochlear implant patients. 30 Aug 2009
• The value of auditing negative lower GI investigations preceding a final diagnosis of colorectal cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Current standards for infection control: audit assures compliance. 30 Aug 2009
• An audit of genetic testing in diagnosis of inherited retinal disorders: a prerequisite for gene-specific intervention. 30 Aug 2009
• eComment: Re: Multi-modality blood conservation strategy in open heart surgery: an audit. 30 Aug 2009
• Managing audit trails. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects on health of volunteers deployed during a disaster. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Medical Audit'

Definition: A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel for evaluating quality of medical care.

Descriptor UI: D008485

Alternative terms: Medical Audit; Medical Audits; Audit, Medical; Audits, Medical;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods;

Tree Number: N04.761.700.250.500; N05.700.175.500;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: DF: MED AUDIT