Utility of clinical pathway and prospective case management to achieve cost and hospital stay reduction for aortic aneurysm surgery at a tertiary care hospital

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 84-93

  Muluk, S C ^a   Painter, L ^a   Sile, S ^a   Rhee, R Y ^a   Makaroun, M S ^a   Steed, D L ^a   Webster, M W ^a   Andros, G ^a   Kalligaro, K D ^a   Stanley, J C ^a   Hallett J W , Jr ^a   McMillen, M A ^a   Murray, S P ^a   Goldstone, J ^a  

^a PUH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA ANEURYSM; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031043727     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70324-0     Document Type: Article

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