Routine hospital admission for patients undergoing upper aerodigestive tract endoscopy is unwarranted

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 247-253

  Lee, Crystine M ^a   Hinrichs, Brad A ^a   Terris, David J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Endoscopy; Hospital admission; Risk factors; Upper aerodigestive tract

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST CONTROL; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0031979545     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949810700311     Document Type: Article

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