The surgical intensive care unit as a cost-efficient substitute for an operating room at a level I trauma center

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 328-330

  Porter, John M ^a,b   Ivatury, Rao R ^a   Kavarana, Minoo ^a   Verrier, Ron ^a  

^a LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0032893372     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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