A clinical audit of neurosurgical bed usage

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 610-613

  Chelvarajah, R ^a,b   Lee, J K ^a   Chandrasekaran, S ^a   Bavetta, S ^a  

^a QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Bed; Bed blocking; Bed usage; Delay; Discharge; Neurosurgery; Safe practice; Tertiary specialty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGY; SURGICAL PATIENT;

BED OCCUPANCY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 37049015349     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701649488     Document Type: Article

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