Benchmarks for mortality, morbidity, and length of stay for head and neck surgical procedures

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-132

  Bhattacharyya, N ^a   Fried, M P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STROKE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0035110120     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.127.2.127     Document Type: Article

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