Effect of a clinical pathway on selected clinical outcomes of pulmonary lobectomy

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-12

  Lee, Shih Chun ^a   Tseng, Hsiu Yi ^a   Wang, Kwua Yun ^a   Lee, Li Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical pathway; Length of hospital stay; Pulmonary lobectomy; Readmission rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG LOBECTOMY; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPIROMETRY; STANDARDIZATION; TAIWAN; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMONECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036091621     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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