Acute Care Surgery Program: Mentoring Fellows and Patient Outcomes

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 202-207

  Diaz Jr , Jose J ^a   Norris, Patrick R ^a   Miller, Richard S ^a   Rodriguez, Philip Andres ^a   Riordan Jr , William P ^a   Collier, Bryan R ^a   May, Addison K ^a   Morris Jr , John A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute care surgery; emergency general surgery; fellowship program; mortality and complications; outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CARE SURGERY PROGRAM; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENTILATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; EVIDENCE-BASED EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77950916281     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.04.040     Document Type: Article

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