Impact of Carotid Endarterectomy Critical Pathway on Surgical Outcome and Hospital Stay

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 685-692

  Schneider, Joseph R ^a,b   Droste, Julie S ^b   Golan, John F ^c  

^a Evanston Hospital ^*

^b EVANSTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030671309     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857449703100602     Document Type: Article

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