Feasibility of day-care open cholecystectomy: Evaluation in an inpatient model

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 93-97

  Thomas, Shaji ^a,b   Singh, Jagpreet ^a   Bishnoi, Prem Kumar ^a   Kumar, Ajay ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Day care surgery; Open cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MODEL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0035109691     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2001.02046.x     Document Type: Article

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