
New Zealand Priority Score for Major Joint Replacement
Purpose: | To determine the clinical score used to prioritize major joint replacement surgery in New Zealand in 1997. |
Specialty: | General content (available to all) |
Objective: | selection |
ICD-10: | M15-M19 |
Description: | A clinical score is used to prioritize major joint replacement for patients in New Zealand. This is hoped to achieve better care and accountability in a publicly funded health care system. |
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