Surgical outcome and hospital cost analyses of laparoscopic and open tension-free hernia repair

Hernia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 68-72

  Papachristou, E ^a   Mitselou, M ^a   Finokaliotis, N ^a  

^a NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic hernioplasty; Laparoscopy; Mesh; Totally extraperitoneal approach

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOMA; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURALGIA; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; URINE RETENTION; WOUND INFECTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECONOMICS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036019954     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-002-0062-4     Document Type: Article

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