An acute care surgery model improves timeliness of care and reduces hospital stay for patients with acute cholecystitis

American Surgeon

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1318-1321

  Lau, Briana ^a   DiFronzo, L Andrew ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; URINE RETENTION; WOUND INFECTION;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80755142746     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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