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Neurosurgery in the United States: a log-diary study. 1981

R C Mendenhall, and C Watts, and S E Radecki, and R A Girard

The Division of Research in Medical Education and of the University of Southern California, with the cooperation and assistance of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, has conducted a national study of the professional activities of neurological surgeons in the United States. One of a series of 24 surveys of medical and surgical specialties, the survey obtained information on patient workloads, the allocation of physician time, the characteristics of patients and the circumstances under which they were seen, patient diagnoses, and the care that was provided--including whether an operation was performed. This paper provides a selection of the findings deemed most relevant to manpower issues in neurosurgery. A later paper will examine regional differences in patient care, including the frequency with which selected surgical procedures are used for different clinical conditions.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008485	Medical Audit	A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel for evaluating quality of medical care.	Audit, Medical,Audits, Medical,Medical Audits
D009493	Neurosurgery	A surgical specialty concerned with the treatment of diseases and disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral and sympathetic nervous system.	Neurosurgeries
D011320	Primary Health Care	Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)	Primary Care,Primary Healthcare,Care, Primary,Care, Primary Health,Health Care, Primary,Healthcare, Primary
D011364	Professional Practice	The use of one's knowledge in a particular profession. It includes, in the case of the field of biomedicine, professional activities related to health care and the actual performance of the duties related to the provision of health care.	Practice, Professional,Practices, Professional,Professional Practices
D003133	Commission on Professional and Hospital Activities	The non-profit, non-governmental organization which collects, processes, and distributes data on hospital use. Two programs of the Commission are the Professional Activity Study and the Medical Audit Program.	Medical Audit Program,Professional Activity Study,Commission on Professional, Hospital Activities,Audit Program, Medical,Audit Programs, Medical,Medical Audit Programs,Professional Activity Studies,Program, Medical Audit,Programs, Medical Audit,Studies, Professional Activity,Study, Professional Activity
D000078329	Workforce	The number of people working or available for work or service.	Human Resources,Labor Supply,Manpower,Staffing,Womanpower,Human Resource,Labor Supplies,Manpowers,Staffings,Supply, Labor,Womanpowers,Workforces
D013647	Task Performance and Analysis	The detailed examination of observable activity or behavior associated with the execution or completion of a required function or unit of work.	Critical Incident Technique,Critical Incident Technic,Task Performance,Task Performance, Analysis,Critical Incident Technics,Critical Incident Techniques,Incident Technic, Critical,Incident Technics, Critical,Incident Technique, Critical,Incident Techniques, Critical,Performance, Analysis Task,Performance, Task,Performances, Analysis Task,Performances, Task,Task Performances,Task Performances, Analysis,Technic, Critical Incident,Technics, Critical Incident,Technique, Critical Incident,Techniques, Critical Incident
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.