The Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing: Achieving Codman's Dream on a Nationwide Basis

Naomi Beck^{1

2}, Annelotte C van Bommel^{1

2}, Eric H Eddes^{1

3}, Nicoline J van Leersum¹, Rob A Tollenaar^{1

2}, Michel W Wouters^{1

4}; Dutch Clinical Auditing Group∗

Affiliations

¹ Scientific Bureau, Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, the Netherlands.
² Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Surgery, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, the Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Naomi Beck et al. Ann Surg. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;271(4):627-631.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003665.

Naomi Beck^{1

2}, Annelotte C van Bommel^{1

2}, Eric H Eddes^{1

3}, Nicoline J van Leersum¹, Rob A Tollenaar^{1

2}, Michel W Wouters^{1

4}; Dutch Clinical Auditing Group∗

¹ Scientific Bureau, Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, the Netherlands.
² Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
³ Department of Surgery, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, the Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

No abstract available

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