Safety and efficacy of a nurse-led clinic for post-operative coronary artery bypass grafting patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-115

  Broers, Carla ^a   Hogeling Koopman, Jeanne ^a   Burgersdijk, Cees ^a   Cornel, Jan H ^a   Van Der Ploeg, J ^a   Umans, Victor A ^a  

^a Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Nurse led clinic; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; EUROPE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE PRACTITIONER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SAFETY; WARD;

AGED; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 28444434792     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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