The burden of the U.S. crisis in the surgical critical care workforce and workflow

American Surgeon

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 19-22

  Sarani, Babak ^a   Toevs, Christine ^b   Mayglothling, Julie ^c   Kaplan, Lewis J ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN; SELF REPORT; SURGEON INTENSIVIST; UNITED STATES; WORKFLOW; WORKLOAD; ADULT; MANPOWER; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; SURGEON;

ADULT; CRITICAL CARE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGEONS; UNITED STATES; WORKFLOW; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84925022860     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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