Pediatric hospitalist comanagement of spinal fusion surgery patients

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-30

  Simon, Tamara D ^a   Eilert, Robert ^b   Dickinson, L Miriam ^b   Kempe, Allison ^b,c,d   Benefield, Elise ^d   Berman, Stephen ^b,d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Comanagement; Orthopedics; Pediatrics; Spine fusion

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SURGEON; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; CHILD; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COLORADO; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33947722380     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.144     Document Type: Article

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