Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 492-497 , March 2008

Changing Patterns of Hospital Length of Stay After Orthognathic Surgery

  • Evelyn T. Huamán

      Affiliations

    • Former Predoctoral Student, Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA.
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  • Lawrence M. Juvet, DDS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Former Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA.
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  • Alf Nastri, MBBS, MDSc, FRACDS (OMS)

      Affiliations

    • Former Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA.
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  • William T. Denman, MB, ChB, FRCA

      Affiliations

    • Assistant in Anesthesia, Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA.
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  • Leonard B. Kaban, DMD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Walter C. Guralnick Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
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  • Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Director, Center for Advanced Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Dodson: Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 55 Fruit Street, Warren Building, Suite 1201, Boston, MA 02114

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 Supported in part by the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation Student Research Training Award and the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery’s Center for Applied Clinical Investigation and Education and Research Fund.

PII: S0278-2391(07)01832-0

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.08.025

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 492-497 , March 2008

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