Convalescence in the first week after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Results from a detailed questionnaire on morbidity and recovery of daily activities

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 94-97

  Oikkonen, M ^a   Purola Lofstedt M ^a   Makinen M T ^a   Aromaa, U ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Pain; Postoperative morbidity; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 0035140738     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640000190     Document Type: Article

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