Impact of the opening of a specialized cardiac surgery recovery unit on postoperative outcomes in an academic health sciences centre

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 737-743

  Novick, Richard J ^a   Fox, Stephanie A ^a   Stitt, Larry W ^a   Butler, Ron ^a   Kroh, Mary ^a   Hurlock Chorostecki, Christina ^a   Harris, Chris ^a   Cheng, Davy C H ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEALTH CENTER; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 34848861047     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03026870     Document Type: Article

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