A prospective randomized trial of day-stay only versus overnight-stay laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 841-843

  Hollington, P ^a   Toogood, G J ^a   Padbury, R T A ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Cost effectiveness; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0033394692     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01713.x     Document Type: Article

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