Does travel distance influence length of stay in elective colorectal surgery?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 367-373

  Jackson, Katharine L ^a   Glasgow, Robert E ^a   Hill, Britani R ^a   Mone, Mary C ^a   Sklow, Bradford ^a   Scaife, Courtney L ^a   Sheng, Xiaoming ^a   Peche, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Length of stay; National Surgical Quality Improvement Program; Outcomes analysis; Quality of care; Travel distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876095930     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31827e939e     Document Type: Article

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