Utilization of Cholecystectomy - A Prospective Outcome Analysis in 1325 Patients

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Traverso, L William ^a   Lonborg, Rocelyn ^a   Pettingell, Karen ^a   Fenster, L Frederick ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Cholecystectomy; Economics; Gallbladder; History; Outcome analysis, utilization

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033629460     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(00)80026-8     Document Type: Article

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