Hospitalist-orthopedic co-management of high-risk patients undergoing lower extremity reconstruction surgery

Orthopedics

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 495-

  Pinzur, Michael S ^a   Gurza, Edward ^a   Kristopaitis, Theresa ^a   Monson, Rebecca ^a   Wall, Michael J ^a   Porter, Anne ^a   Davidson Bell, Victoria ^a   Rapp, Timothy ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGEON; TEAMWORK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LENGTH OF STAY; ORTHOPEDICS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70349186924     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20090527-14     Document Type: Article

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