Discharge following ambulatory surgery

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-8

  Marshall, S I ^a   Chung, F ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Discharge criteria

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031426063     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6532(96)00130-8     Document Type: Review

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