Vascular surgery, ICU and HDU: A 14-year observational study

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 291-296

  Teli, Mary ^a   Morris Stiff, Gareth ^a   Rees, John R ^a   Woodsford, Paul V ^a   Lewis, Michael H ^a  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High dependency unit; Intensive care unit; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL WARD; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WALES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 44649089514     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X241980     Document Type: Article

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