Improving cost efficiency on a vascular surgery service

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 197-200

  Skillman, John J ^a   Paras, Claire ^a   Rosen, Mayde ^a   Davis, Roger B ^a   Kim, Ducksoo ^a   Kent, K Craig ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AMPUTATION; COST CONTROL; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TIBIAL ARTERIES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0034067005     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(00)00306-8     Document Type: Article

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