Factors affecting length of stay after isolated femoral shaft fractures

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 697-700

  Pendleton, Albert M ^a   Cannada, Lisa K ^a,b   Guerrero Bejarano, Maria ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Femur fracture; Hospital overcrowding; Intramedullary nail; Length of stay; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERAPY DELAY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34147192494     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197656.82550.39     Document Type: Article

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