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1. Abbreviations
ANZASM
Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality
ASA
American Society of Anesthesiologists
CCU
critical care unit
CPD
Continuing Professional Development
DRG
diagnosis-related group
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
FLA
first-line assessment
HCGR
hospital clinical governance report
RACS
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
RANZCOG
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
SCF
surgical case form
SLA
second-line assessment
VAED
Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset
VASM
Victorian Audit of Surgical Mortality
VSCC
Victorian Surgical Consultative Council




