Impact of splenic injury guidelines on hospital stay and charges in patients with isolated splenic injury

Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 787-793

  Izu, Brent S ^a   Ryan, Mark ^a   Markert, Ronald J ^a   Ekeh, A Peter ^a   McCarthy, Mary C ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPLEEN; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 70349448293     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.06.021     Document Type: Article

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