Impact of a bedside procedure service on general medicine inpatients: A firm-based trial

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 143-149

  Lucas, Brian P ^a,b   Asbury, Joseph K ^a   Wang, Yue ^a   Lee, Kuenok ^a   Kumapley, Rudolf ^a   Mba, Benjamin ^a   Borkowsky, Shane ^a   Asmar, Abdo ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedside procedures; Health services needs and demands; Teaching hospitals; Technology (medical)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SERVICE; PARACENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORACOCENTESIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHICAGO; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PARACENTESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPINAL PUNCTURE; TEACHING;

EID: 34447130146     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.159     Document Type: Article

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