Impact of a critical pathway on the results of carotid endarterectomy in a tertiary care university hospital: Effect of methods on outcome
Dardik A, Williams G, Minken S, Perler B, From the Department of Surgery S. Impact of a critical pathway on the results of carotid endarterectomy in a tertiary care university hospital: Effect of methods on outcome. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 1997, 26: 186-192. PMID: 9279304, DOI: 10.1016/s0741-5214(97)70178-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost of hospitalizationCP starterTertiary care referral centerTertiary care university hospitalPost-CP groupPostoperative morbidity rateCare university hospitalSimilar risk factorsCarotid endarterectomy proceduresJohns Hopkins HospitalCritical pathwaysPostoperative lengthPostoperative courseReferral centerEndarterectomy proceduresCarotid endarterectomyMorbidity rateUniversity HospitalOperative resultsRisk factorsSubset analysisRetrospective analysisPre-CPMortality ratePatients