Glossary Term
Audit
Performance MetricsEN
Definition
A methodical examination or review of a condition or situation.
Extended Notes
Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C45269. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0. Source identity and definition checked automatically on 2026-10-20. No individual clinical interpretation or human reviewer is asserted.
Also Known As
Audit
References
- NCI Thesaurus 26.09d — Audit (C45269)
- Source: National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus 26.09d, C45269. NCI definition, reproduced without modification under CC BY 4.0.
- Development of consensus-based standards for a National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care: protocol for a modified Delphi consensus study. — BMJ Open, 2026-10-20 (PMID 42901574; literature)
- Quantitative neuromuscular monitoring during general anesthesia: a prospective clinical audit of adherence to international guidelines. — J Clin Monit Comput, 2026-10-20 (PMID 42900300; literature)
- A public-data audit of transcriptomic prognostic transportability in R-CHOP-treated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. — PLoS One, 2026-10-23 (PMID 42912792; literature)
- Clinical audit as a catalyst for quality improvement in healthcare systems: strategic insights from a systematic review and SWOT-TOWS analysis. — BMJ Open Qual, 2026-10-21 (PMID 42906968; literature)
- Blood Culture Inoculum Volumes in a Neonatal Unit: A Prospective Audit Towards Diagnostic Stewardship. — J Paediatr Child Health, 2026-10-25 (PMID 42928987; literature)
- An Audit on the Management of Adult Patients With Renal Colic Presenting to the Emergency Department. — Cureus, 2026-10-24 (PMID 42928958; literature)
- Algorithmic Noise Adjacency in Cantonese-Language Dementia Education on YouTube: Protocol for a Sociotechnical Audit of Recommendation Environments. — JMIR Res Protoc, 2026-10-26 (PMID 42933469; literature)
- Restrictive Potassium Supplementation Strategy in a General Intensive Care Unit: A Before-and-After Quality Improvement Audit in a Mixed Critical Care Population. — Cureus, 2026-10-23 (PMID 42920918; literature)
- Spatial Inequalities in Built Environment Features for Physical Activity: A Cross-sectional Environmental Audit in Soweto, South Africa. — J Urban Health, 2026-10-28 (PMID 42955520; literature)
- Maximising learning and impact through the secondary use of clinical audit data: examples from the Irish Hip Fracture Database. — Osteoporos Int, 2026-10-28 (PMID 42955081; literature)