Interhospital transfers of acute care surgery patients: Should care for nontraumatic surgical emergencies be regionalized?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2660-2667

  Santry, Heena P ^a   Janjua, Sumbal ^b   Chang, Yuchiao ^c   Petrovick, Laurie ^c   Velmahos, George C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY;

CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 83655201301     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1292-3     Document Type: Article

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