The Economic Benefit of Organizational Restructuring of the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 565-570

  Cannon, Mark A ^a   Beattie, Charles ^b   Speroff, Ted ^b   France, Daniel ^b   Mistak, Bo ^b   Drinkwater, Davis ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiothoracic surgery; Economics; Intensive care unit; Postoperative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0142126360     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(03)00198-8     Document Type: Article

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