Effect of Natural Disaster on Routine Surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-355

  Breaux, Jason A ^a   French, Mark ^a   Richardson, William S ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HURRICANE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NATURAL DISASTER; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPERATION DURATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TURNOVER TIME;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CYCLONES; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOUISIANA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69249202373     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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