Effect of an acute care surgical service on the timeliness of care

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 187-191

  Faryniuk, Andrea M ^a   Hochman, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; CANADA; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881017601     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.022911     Document Type: Article

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