PMID: 2110448May 1, 1990Paper

Coding for surgical audit

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
R A Pettigrew, A M van Rij

Abstract

A simple system of codes for operations, diagnoses and complications, developed specifically for computerized surgical audit, is described. This arose following a review of our established surgical audit in which problems in the retrieval of data from the database were identified. Evaluation of current methods of classification of surgical data highlighted the need for a dedicated coding system that was suitable for classifying surgical audit data, enabling rapid retrieval from large databases. After 2 years of use, the coding system has been found to fulfil the criteria of being sufficiently flexible and specific for computerized surgical audit, yet simple enough for medical staff to use.

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Apr 1, 1997·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery·D N Colledge, S White
Oct 1, 2004·ANZ Journal of Surgery·Russell L GruenRoss S Bailie
Feb 8, 2005·World Journal of Surgery·Eelco J VeenJan A Roukema
Jul 1, 1992·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery·W M CastledenM M Lawrence-Brown
Aug 1, 1991·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery·R A PettigrewA M van Rij
Feb 18, 2006·ANZ Journal of Surgery·David A K WattersAndre van Rij
Mar 11, 1998·The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery·M H Alwan, A M van Rij
Jan 1, 1993·Medical Informatics = Médecine Et Informatique·C R RossiG Puppini

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