Same-day admissions and other cost-saving strategies for elective aortoiliac surgery

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 141-144

  Galligaro, K D ^a   Dandura, R ^a   Dougherty, M J ^a   DeLaurentis, D A ^a   Raviola, C A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LERICHE SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031059170     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70330-6     Document Type: Article

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