The Auburn elective surgery pilot project

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 768-775

  Singh, N ^a,c   Brooke Cowden, G L ^b   Whitehurst, Catherine ^a   Smith, Deborah ^a   Senior, John ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Auburn District Hospital   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical pathways; Cost analysis; Elective surgery procedures; Theatre utilization; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUBURN ELECTIVE SURGERY PILOT PROJECT; AUSTRALIA; COST CONTROL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SCHEDULING; PILOT STUDY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COST; ECONOMICS; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OPERATING ROOMS; PILOT PROJECTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33644687193     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03526.x     Document Type: Article

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