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The Development of a Distributed Surgical Audit System

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Microcomputers in Medicine

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There is a need [1] for the collection and analysis of information concerning clinical workload and performance. The information resulting from the analysis of patterns and trends with the raw patient record data is a valuable tool for the improved management of both patients and the resources available [2].

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  1. Dudly HAF (1974) Necessity for surgical audit. Br Med J 1: 275–277

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  2. Gough MH et al. (1980) An annual assessment of the work and performance of a surgical firm in a regional teaching hospital. Br Med J 2: 913–915.

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  1. J. R. Coughlan
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  2. M. J. Taylor
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  3. W. A. Corbett
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  4. R. Shields
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  1. Department of Surgical Studies, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, Mortimer Street, W1N 8AA, London, UK

    P. D. Coleridge Smith MA, BM, FRCS (Senior Lecturer in Surgical Science) & J. H. Scurr BSc, FRCS (Senior Lecturer in Surgery and Honorary Consultant Surgeon) (Senior Lecturer in Surgical Science) &  (Senior Lecturer in Surgery and Honorary Consultant Surgeon)

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Coughlan, J.R., Taylor, M.J., Corbett, W.A., Shields, R. (1988). The Development of a Distributed Surgical Audit System. In: Smith, P.D.C., Scurr, J.H. (eds) Microcomputers in Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1613-4_5

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