Unanticipated admission after ambulatory surgery - A prospective study

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 612-619

  Fortier, Joanne ^a   Chung, Frances ^b,c   Su, Jun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SURGICAL PATIENT; VOMITING;

EID: 0031683084     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03012088     Document Type: Article

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