More consistent postoperative care and monitoring can reduce costs following microvascular free flap reconstruction

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 435-439

  Haddock, Nicholas T ^a   Gobble, Ryan M ^a   Levine, Jamie P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cost; Microsurgery; survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COST CONTROL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MICROSURGERY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955545865     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1254232     Document Type: Article

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