An eight-year analysis of surgical morbidity and mortality: Data and solutions

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1070-1081

  Goldfarb, Michael A ^a   Baker, Thomas ^a  

^a MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMPOWERMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORBIDITY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THERAPY DELAY; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICS; SURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MORBIDITY; NEW JERSEY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39049184540     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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