Minor morbidity after day-case surgery

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 54-56

  Hunter, J D ^a   Chambers, W A ^a   Penny, K I ^b  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Day case surgery; Minor morbidity

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DROPERIDOL; ENFLURANE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VOMITING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031919324     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693309804300209     Document Type: Article

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