Health-related quality of life after laparoscopic and open nephrectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-152

  Pace, K T ^a   Dyer, S J ^a   Stewart, R J ^a   Honey, R J ^a   Poulin, E C ^a   Schlachta, C M ^a   Mamazza, J ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Measurement; Nephrectomy; Quality of life; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK RESUMPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; ONTARIO; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REOPERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 0037270780     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8902-y     Document Type: Article

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