Ambulatory mastectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 545-548

  Dooley, William C ^a   Zannis, Victor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Breast cancer; Mastectomy

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY SURGERY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; NAUSEA; NURSE; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036906588     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)01051-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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