Improving the perioperative value of care for vulnerable kidney transplant recipients

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 216, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 668-678

  Taber, David J ^a   Pilch, Nicole A ^b   McGillicuddy, John W ^a   Bratton, Charles F ^a   Lin, Angello ^a   Chavin, Kenneth D ^a   Baliga, Prabhakar K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DELAYED GRAFT FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875369287     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.12.023     Document Type: Article

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