Decreasing carotid endarterectomy length of stay at a university hospital

Vascular

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 292-297

  Su, L T ^a   Carpenter, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; hospital stay length; university hospital

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COST CONTROL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST SAVINGS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHILADELPHIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032891650     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099900700304     Document Type: Article

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