Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: The experience of a community hospital

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-17

  Bond, G ^a   De Costa, A ^a,b  

^a BLACKTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopic; Morbidity; Pulmonary embolism; Quality assurance health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 100 TO 299; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REOPERATION;

EID: 0029690893     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb00692.x     Document Type: Article

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