Implementation of an acute care surgery service at an academic trauma center

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 779-786

  Ciesla, David J ^a   Cha, John Y ^a   Smith III, Joseph S ^a   Llerena, Luis E ^a   Smith, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care surgery; Emergency surgeon; Trauma surgeon

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; APPENDECTOMY; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE SURGERY; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FLORIDA; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 82655173300     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.06.046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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