Randomized clinical trial of no wound drains and early discharge in the treatment of women with breast cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 286-292

  Purushotham, A D ^a,f   McLatchie, E ^a   Young, D ^b   George, W D ^a   Stallard, S ^a   Doughty, J ^a   Brown, D C ^a   Farish, C ^c   Walker, A ^a   Millar, K ^d   Murray, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^d GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUTURE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

BED OCCUPANCY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER JOINT; SUCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0036123946     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0007-1323.2001.02031.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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