Implementation of a common clinical path for transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) in multiple hospitals

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 792-799

  Okamura, Kikuo ^a   Ozawa, Hideo ^b   Kinukawa, Tsuneo ^c   Imamura, Masaaki ^d   Saito, Shiro ^e   Terai, Akihito ^f   Takei, Mineo ^g   Hasegawa, Tomonori ^h  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c CHUKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d TENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^f KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g Department of Urology   (Togo)

^h TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical path; Medical economy; TURP

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BED REST; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONVALESCENCE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RISK FACTOR; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 10044295933     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.95.792     Document Type: Article

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