Decrease of Mortality of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm after Centralization and In-Hospital Quality Improvement of Vascular Service

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 580-585

  Laukontaus, Sani Joanna ^a   Aho, Pekka Sakari ^a   Pettilä, Ville ^a   Albäck, Anders ^a   Kantonen, Ilkka ^a   Railo, Mikael ^a   Hynninen, Marja ^a   Lepäntalo, Mauri ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; CRITICAL CARE; DEATH CERTIFICATES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34548209627     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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