Daily consultant gastroenterologist ward rounds: Reduced length of stay and improved inpatient mortality

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1044, 2012, Pages 583-587

  Singh, Salil ^a   Lipscomb, George ^a   Padmakumar, Kadukkavil ^a   Ramamoorthy, Radha ^a   Ryan, Shirley ^a   Bates, Vivien ^a   Crompton, Sandra ^a   Dermody, Emma ^a   Moriarty, Kieran ^a  

^a ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; ENDOSCOPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; WARD; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING ROUND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSULTANTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TEACHING ROUNDS;

EID: 84867055490     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-100033rep     Document Type: Review

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