The effect of a dedicated emergency theatre facility on emergency operating patterns

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-19

  Calder, F R ^a,b   Jadhav, V ^a   Hale, J E ^a  

^a EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency surgery; Theatre utilization; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SURGEON; WORKLOAD;

EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031915760     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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