Impact of a clinical pathway for radical retropubic prostatectomy

Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 94-99

  Leibman, Bryan D ^a   Dillioglugil, Ozdal ^a   Abbas, Farhat ^a   Tanli, Sarper ^a   Kattan, Michael W ^a   Scardino, Peter T ^a,b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; ILEUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032126949     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00130-7     Document Type: Article

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