Use of a general surgical high dependency unit in a district general hospital: The first 10 years

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 381-384

  Coggins, R ^a   Parkin, C H ^b   De Cossart, L ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b Countess of Chester NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic surgery; General surgeons; HDU; ICU; Vascular

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LEARNING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STUDENT; VASCULAR SURGERY; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032449749     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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