System to decrease length of stay for vascular surgery

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 395-399

  Reed Jr , Taylor ^a,b   Veith, Frank J ^a,b,c   Gargiulo III, Nicholas J ^a,b   Timaran, Carlos H ^a,b   Ohki, Takao ^a,b   Lipsitz, Evan C ^a,b   Malas, Mahmoud B ^a,b   Wain, Reese A ^a,b   Suggs, William D ^a,b   Hans, Sachinder S ^a   Goldstone, Jerry ^a   Lawrence, Peter F ^a   Curry, Thomas K ^a  

^a Albert Einstein College of Medicine ^*

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COST CONTROL; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG ISCHEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SURGERY; WOUND CARE;

EID: 10744225070     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.09.015     Document Type: Article

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