Predictors of duration of postoperative hospital stay in patients undergoing advanced laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 90-93

  Issa, M Eyad ^a   Al Rashedy, Mohammed ^a   Ballester, Pedro ^a   Ammori, Basil J ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Emergency; Hospital stay; Laparoscopic surgery; Malignancy; Operating time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17844394172     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sle.0000160287.93535.a6     Document Type: Article

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