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May encourage perioperative QI and audit adoption; leaves open their impact on hard outcomes.
Perioperative medicine and quality improvement are both emerging fields with the potential to contribute to safer and more reliable care for surgical patients. One key component has been the evolution of the national audit project programme. This article describes the current state of quality improvement within perioperative medicine, the evolution of the national audit project programme and the effects it has produced on the quality of patient care. The article also highlights opportunities for health-care professionals to engage with this innovative area of medicine.
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