Hospital facilities and resource management: Economic impact of a high-volume regional anesthesia program for outpatients

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 43-51

  Williams, Brian A ^a   Motolenich, Peter ^a   Kentor, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; LIGAMENT SURGERY; NERVE BLOCK; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL;

EID: 22544468116     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aia.0000166188.53073.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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