Nontrauma emergency surgery: Optimal case mix for general surgery and acute care surgery training

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1422-1427

  Cherry Bukowiec, Jill R ^a   Miller, Barbra S ^b   Doherty, Gerard M ^b   Brunsvold, Melissa E ^b   Hemmila, Mark R ^b   Park, Pauline K ^b   Raghavendran, Krishnan ^b   Sihler, Kristen C ^b   Wahl, Wendy L ^b   Wang, Stewart C ^b   Napolitano, Lena M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute care surgery; Emergency general surgery; Nonoperative trauma management; Nontrauma Emergency Surgery; Resident operative experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 81455133594     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318232ced1     Document Type: Article

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