The safety of overnight hospitalization for transurethral prostatectomy: A prospective study of 200 patients

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 531-533

  Cherrie, Roderic J ^a   Young, Roberta A ^a   Cattolica, Eugene V ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

costs and cost analysis; postoperative complications; prostatectomy; prostatic hypertrophy; urinary catheterization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 0031012743     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65194-2     Document Type: Article

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