Groin hernia repair under local anaesthesia: Effect of surgeon's training level on long-term results

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 143-146

  Paajanen, Hannu ^a  

^a MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Day case surgery; Hernioplasty; Inguinal; Local infiltration anaesthesia; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RATE; INGUINAL HERNIA; LEARNING; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STUDENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345686504     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambsur.2003.06.001     Document Type: Article

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