Acute-care surgical service: A change in culture

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 12-18

  Parasyn, Andrew D ^a   Truskett, Philip G ^a   Bennett, Michael ^a   Lum, Sharon ^a   Barry, Jennie ^a   Haghighi, Koroush ^a   Crowe, Philip J ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care; Emergency surgery; Emergency theatre efficiency; General surgery; Surgical critical care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEADERSHIP; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL WARD;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OPERATING ROOMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 59149099513     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04790.x     Document Type: Article

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