Referral patterns and severity distribution of burn care: Implications for burn centers and surgical training

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 412-419

  Pacella, Salvatore J ^a   Harkins, Deborah ^a   Butz, David ^a   Kuzon Jr , William M ^a   Taheri, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; DRG; Hospital volume; Referrals; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

BURN UNITS; BURNS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 15944391655     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000154877.59894.5e     Document Type: Article

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