Clinical pathway after lung transplantation shortens hospital length of stay without affecting outcome

International Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-98

  Vigneswaran, Wickii T ^a,d   Bhorade, Sangeeta ^b   Wolfe, Mary ^c   Pelletiere, Karen ^b   Garrity Jr , Edward R ^b  

^a Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   (United States)

^b Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical pathway; Lung transplant; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248678759     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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