The effect of a critical pathway on patients' outcomes after carotid endarterectomy

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 250-260

  Aragon, Daleen ^a,b   Burton, Virginia ^b   Byers, Jacqueline F ^b   Cohen, Michael ^a,c  

^a ORLANDO HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Vasc Specialists of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0347999626     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2002.11.3.250     Document Type: Article

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