Causes for cancellation of elective surgical procedures in a Spanish general hospital

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 487-493

  González Arévalo, Antonio ^a   Gomez Arnau J I ^a   DelaCruz, F J ^b   Marzal, J M ^a   Ramirez S ^a   Corral, E M ^a   Garcia del Valle S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEVER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; INFECTION; OPERATING ROOM; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOMS; SPAIN; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66049108423     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05852.x     Document Type: Article

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