Patients with Recognized Psychiatric Disorders in Trauma Surgery: Incidence, Inpatient Length of Stay, and Cost
Published 1 September 2000
Douglas Zatzick, Sun-Mee Kang, Su Yeong Kim, Paul Leigh, Richard L. Kravitz, Christina Drake
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Patients with recognized psychiatric disorders uniquely impact inpatient trauma surgery LOS and cost, and additional investigations of the processes and outcomes of care could lead to cost-effective performance improvement efforts that target the amelioration of comorbid psychiatric disorders among physically injured trauma survivors.
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Patients with recognized psychiatric disorders uniquely impact inpatient trauma surgery LOS and cost. Additional investigations of the processes and outcomes of care could lead to cost-effective performance improvement efforts that target the amelioration of comorbid psychiatric disorders among physically injured trauma survivors.
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