Evidence-based practice in laparoscopic surgery: Perioperative care

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-61

  Goldfaden, Aaron ^a,b,c   Birkmeyer, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Infection Control Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CYCLIZINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DROPERIDOL; EPHEDRINE; GINGER EXTRACT; GLUCOCORTICOID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; PROMETHAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG COST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GINGER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEG COMPRESSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; NERVE STIMULATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18144391565     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335060501200108     Document Type: Review

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