Effectiveness of a Surgery Admission Unit for patients undergoing major elective surgery in a tertiary university hospital

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ortiga, B ^a   Capdevila, C ^a   Salazar, A ^a   Viso, M F ^a   Bartolome C ^a   Corbella, X ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 77249094566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-23     Document Type: Article

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