Implementation of a specialist-led service for the management of acute gallstone disease

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 504-508

  Mercer, S J ^a   Knight, J S ^a   Toh, S K C ^a   Walters, A M ^a   Sadek, S A ^a   Somers, S S ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY COLIC; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COLIC; EMERGENCIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 1842867016     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4458     Document Type: Article

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