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Quality assurance in an ear, nose and throat department in Saudi Arabia. A surgical audit. 1995

A Ashoor, and L Wosornu, and M A al-Azizi

King Fahd Hospital, University Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Quality assurance (QA) in health care is being introduced in developing countries also. However, QA still meets resistance from some clinicians. A prospective voluntary surgical audit was set up in the ENT department of a university teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia. Roles, responsibilities and objectives were defined and designated facilities were provided. There were 2125 admissions and 2389 operations in a 3-yr period. The stated objectives were achieved concerning resource management, post-graduate training, and, especially, the successful establishment of surgical audit as an on-going and open-forum activity in a developing country. We conclude that other clinicians can feel encouraged by our positive experience and implement QA.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007902	Length of Stay	The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility.	Hospital Stay,Hospital Stays,Stay Length,Stay Lengths,Stay, Hospital,Stays, Hospital
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
D009937	Organizational Objectives	The purposes, missions, and goals of an individual organization or its units, established through administrative processes. It includes an organization's long-range plans and administrative philosophy.	Goal Setting, Organizational,Goals, Organizational,Objectives, Organizational,Organizational Goals,Goal Settings, Organizational,Goal, Organizational,Objective, Organizational,Organizational Goal,Organizational Goal Setting,Organizational Goal Settings,Organizational Objective,Setting, Organizational Goal,Settings, Organizational Goal
D010038	Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases	Pathological processes of the ear, the nose, and the throat, also known as the ENT diseases.	Otolaryngologic Diseases,ENT Diseases,Otolaryngological Diseases,Otorhinolaryngologic Disease,Otorhinolaryngological Disease,Disease, ENT,Disease, Otolaryngologic,Disease, Otolaryngological,Disease, Otorhinolaryngologic,Disease, Otorhinolaryngological,Diseases, ENT,Diseases, Otolaryngologic,Diseases, Otolaryngological,Diseases, Otorhinolaryngologic,Diseases, Otorhinolaryngological,ENT Disease,Otolaryngologic Disease,Otolaryngological Disease,Otorhinolaryngological Diseases
D010343	Patient Admission	The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution.	Voluntary Admission,Admission, Patient,Admission, Voluntary,Admissions, Patient,Admissions, Voluntary,Patient Admissions,Voluntary Admissions
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011785	Quality Assurance, Health Care	Activities and programs intended to assure or improve the quality of care in either a defined medical setting or a program. The concept includes the assessment or evaluation of the quality of care; identification of problems or shortcomings in the delivery of care; designing activities to overcome these deficiencies; and follow-up monitoring to ensure effectiveness of corrective steps.	Quality Assessment, Health Care,Health Care Quality Assessment,Health Care Quality Assurance,Healthcare Quality Assessment,Healthcare Quality Assurance,Quality Assessment, Healthcare,Quality Assurance, Healthcare,Assessment, Healthcare Quality,Assessments, Healthcare Quality,Assurance, Healthcare Quality,Assurances, Healthcare Quality,Healthcare Quality Assessments,Healthcare Quality Assurances,Quality Assessments, Healthcare,Quality Assurances, Healthcare
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012529	Saudi Arabia	A country located in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. The capital is Riyadh.	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
D013503	Surgery Department, Hospital	Hospital department which administers all departmental functions and the provision of surgical diagnostic and therapeutic services.	Hospital Surgery Department,Department, Hospital Surgery,Surgery Departments, Hospital,Surgical Service, Hospital,Departments, Hospital Surgery,Hospital Surgery Departments