Impact of admission month and hospital teaching status on outcomes in subarachnoid hemorrhage: Evidence against the July effect clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 157-163

  McDonald, Robert J ^a   Cloft, Harr Y J ^a   Kallmes, David F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; July effect; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Teaching hospital; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855389035     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.JNS11324     Document Type: Article

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