Filling the information gaps. Panel research in the european hospital environment
Volker Kruse, Ethicon EndoSurgery Europe, Germany, andChristine English, Pharma Surgery Group, United Kingdom
THE BACKGROUND
The hospital environment has been subjected to unprecedented pressure in recent years, both from restriction on budgets, changing medical and surgical approaches, the provision of new drugs, technologies and equipment and an increasingly demanding patient population. Whilst new approaches have enabled a reduction in the duration of hospital stay for many procedures, the cost of new equipment has brought considerable pressure on hospital budgets. Against this background...