Publication Name	World Journal of Nephrology
Manuscript ID	11943
Country	Italy

Received	2014-06-15 13:56
Peer-Review Started	2014-06-16 08:08
To Make the First Decision	2014-07-29 12:00
Return for Revision	2014-07-30 12:06
Revised	2014-08-01 18:30
Second Decision	2014-09-10 09:08
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-09-10 09:33
Articles in Press	2014-09-10 09:33
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Category	Urology & Nephrology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Clinical audit, a valuable tool to improve quality of care: General methodology and applications in nephrology
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Pasquale Esposito and Antonio Dal Canton
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Pasquale Esposito, MD, PhD, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Fondazione Policlinico S.Matteo, Piazzale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy. pasqualeesposito@hotmail.com
Key Words	Clinical audit; Evidence-based medicine; Quality improvement; Nephrology; Hemodialysis
Core Tip	Clinical audit is a part of the continuous quality improvement process. It consists in measuring a clinical outcome or a process against well-defined standards, established using the principles of evidence-based medicine. The comparison between clinical practice and standards leads to the formulation of strategies, in order to improve daily care quality. This review examines the basis of clinical audit and the data about the efficacy of this methodology, focusing on nephrology issues. We think that clinical audit could offer to the modern Nephrologists a useful tool to monitor and advance their clinical practice.
Publish Date	2014-11-07 16:40
Citation	Esposito P, Dal Canton A. Clinical audit, a valuable tool to improve quality of care: General methodology and applications in nephrology. World J Nephrol 2014; 3(4): 249-255
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6124/full/v3/i4/249.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v3.i4.249

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