Using length of stay data from a hospital to evaluate whether limiting elective surgery at the hospital is an inappropriate decision

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 421-425

  Dexter, Franklin ^a   Lubarsky, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia department; financial management; hospital; length of stay; management; operating rooms; organization

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; BENCHMARKING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 9644300949     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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