The effect of hospital size and surgical service on case cancellation in elective surgery: Results from a prospective multicenter study

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 578-585

  Schuster, Martin ^a   Neumann, Christian ^a   Neumann, Konrad ^a   Braun, Jan ^a   Geldner, Goetz ^b   Martin, Joerg ^c   Spies, Claudia ^a   Bauer, Martin ^d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM LUDWIGSBURG   (Germany)

^c KLINIK AM EICHERT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE CANCELLATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UROLOGIC SURGERY; UROLOGY;

EID: 80052251193     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e318222be4d     Document Type: Article

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