A multidisciplinary process to improve the efficiency of cardiac operating rooms

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 661-665

  Krasner, Howard ^a   Connelly, Neil Roy ^a   Flack, Joseph ^a   Weintraub, Alan ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cardiac; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Economics; Efficiency; Operating rooms; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; COST CONTROL; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 12944275686     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(99)90116-7     Document Type: Article

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