Obstacles to early discharge after cardiac surgery

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-34

  Nickerson, Nancy J ^a,c   Murphy, Suzan F ^a   Dávila Román, Víctor G ^d   Schechtman, Kenneth B ^b   Kouchoukos, Nicholas T ^a  

^a MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Inc   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032943638     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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