Implementation of an acute surgical admission ward

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1434-1438

  Eijsvoogel, C F H ^a   Peters, R W ^a   Budding, A J ^a   Ubbink, D T ^a   Vermeulen, H ^a   Schep, N W L ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME TO TREATMENT; UTILIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84907959117     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9605     Document Type: Article

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