Evaluating the effects of increasing surgical volume on emergency department patient access

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-152

  Levin, Scott ^a,b   Dittus, R ^c   Aronsky, D ^c   Weinger, M ^c   France, D ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ENGINEERING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD; SURVIVAL; TELEMETRY; TIME;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953783649     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2008.030007     Document Type: Article

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