Adapting to a New System of Surgical Technologies and Perioperative Processes Among Clinicians

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-67

  Stahl, James E ^a   Goldman, Julian M ^a   Rattner, David W ^a   Gazelle, G Scott ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; clinical trial; learning; operating rooms; outcomes research; surgery

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; OSCILLATION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HUMANS; LEARNING; OPERATING ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33947606297     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2006.08.030     Document Type: Article

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