Factors for prolonged length of stay after elective hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma. The surgeon's role in the managed care era

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 50, Issue 51, 2003, Pages 798-804

  Hsia, Cheng Yuan ^a   Chau, Gar Yang ^a   King, Kuang Liang ^a   Loong, Che Chuan ^a   Lui, Wing Yiu ^a   Wu, Chew Wun ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BILE LEAKAGE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MORTALITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0037901319     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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