The surgical acute care unit (SACU): Effects on surgical workload and mortality

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 881-884

  Bown, Matthew J ^a   Norwood, M G A ^a   Loftus, I M ^a   Spiers, P ^a   Sayers, R D ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Critical care; Mortality; POSSUM

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT BYPASS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER RESECTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL ACUTE CARE UNIT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UROLOGIC SURGERY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 8444225062     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03194.x     Document Type: Article

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