The Effects of Clinical Pathways for Renal Transplant on Patient Outcomes and Length of Stay

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 826-834

  Holtzman, Jeremy ^a,b,d   Bjerke, Treva ^c   Kane, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical pathways; Guidelines; Outcomes of care; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING DONOR; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CADAVER; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING DONORS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032091005     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199806000-00006     Document Type: Article

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