Clinical Audit
"Clinical Audit" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel to improve the quality of patient care and outcomes. The clinical audit was formally introduced in 1993 into the United Kingdom's National Health Service.
| Descriptor ID |
D054869
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.700.250 N05.700.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Clinical Audit- Clinical Audit
- Audit, Clinical
- Audits, Clinical
- Clinical Audits
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Clinical Audit" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Clinical Audit" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clinical Audit" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Kasbekar AV, Davies F, Upile N, Ho MW, Roland NJ. The management of vacuum neck drains in head and neck surgery and the comparison of two different practice protocols for drain removal. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2016 Jan; 98(1):53-5.