Clinical features and outcome of patients admitted to the intensive care unit after plastic surgical procedures: Implications for cost reduction and quality of care

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-79

  Talmor, Mia ^a   Hydo, Lynn J ^a   Shaikh, Nina ^a   Gayle, Lloyd B ^a   Hoffman, Lloyd A ^a   Barie, Philip S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST CONTROL; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030751596     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199707000-00013     Document Type: Article

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