Surgical Cancellations: A Review of Elective Surgery Cancellations in a Tertiary Care Pediatric Institution

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 315-322

  Boudreau, Susan A ^a   Gibson, Mary J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing; Pediatric; Performance quality improvement; Preoperative assessment; Surgical cancellations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 80053069922     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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