The benefits of a dedicated minimally invasive surgery program to academic general surgery practice

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 869-873

  Glasgow, Robert E ^a   Adamson, Kathy A ^a   Mulvihill, Sean J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cost; Laparoscopy; Program development; Volume

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; SURGERY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

APPENDECTOMY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EFFICIENCY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 16644397630     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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