The introduction of a regional anesthesia rotation: effect on resident education and operating room efficiency

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 240-241

  Richman, Jeffrey M ^a   Stearns, Joshua D ^a   Rowlingson, Andrew J ^a   Wu, Christopher L ^a   McFarland, Edward G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LETTER; NERVE BLOCK; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; OPERATING ROOMS;

EID: 33646811546     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2005.08.022     Document Type: Letter

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