Early discharge after abdominal surgery: Experience on a gynecologic oncology service

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-50

  Rardin, Charles R ^a   Weisman, Carla J ^a   Kim, Young B ^a   Niloff, Jonathan M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparotomy; Length of stay; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032867922     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1999.5523     Document Type: Article

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