SAGES Appropriateness Conference: A summary

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1729-1734

  Glasgow, R E ^a   Fingerhut, A ^b   Hunter, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Colectomy; Evidence based medicine; Fundoplication; Herniorraphy; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; COLON SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENTERITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL COST; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIVERTICULITIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HERNIA; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; LAPAROSCOPY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; STOMAS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0347995086     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-8125-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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