Patient flow in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit: An observational study

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 348-351

  Tessler, Michael J ^a   Mitmaker, Lisa ^a   Wahba, Richard M ^a   Covert, C Ruth ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 0033065258     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03013226     Document Type: Article

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