Initial experiences with a multidisciplinary approach to decreasing the length of hospital stay for patients undergoing unilateral mastectomy

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 944-949

  Weber, W P ^a,b   Barry, M ^a   Junqueira, M J ^a   Lee, S S ^a   Mazzella, A M ^a   Sclafani, L M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hospital stay; Mastectomy; Patient safety; Short stay pathway

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL MASTECTOMY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80053647007     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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