The WA Safety and Quality of Surgical Care Project: Improving the Safety, Quality and Provision of Surgical Care.

这项研究旨在通过评估基础疾病的模式、医疗保健利用率、患者安全和入院进行外科手术和内科手术后的健康结果，来提高西澳的安全性、质量和外科护理的提供。选定的手术以国家优先事项为基础，并包括使用微创外科技术。还将评估农村和大都市环境中外科护理结果的差异。

This study aims to improve the safety, quality and the provision of surgical care in WA by evaluating the patterns of underlying disease, health care utilisation, patient safety and health outcomes following admission to hospitals for surgical and medical procedures. The selected procedures are based on national priorities and and include the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques. Differences in the outcomes of surgical care in rural and metropolitan settings will also be evaluated.