The impact of minor perioperative anesthesia-related incidents, events, and complications on postanesthesia care unit utilization

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 506-513

  Bothner, Ulrich ^a,b   Georgieff, Michael ^a   Schwilk, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032794560     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199908000-00049     Document Type: Article

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