The safety of liposuction: Results of a national survey

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 971-978

  Housman, Tamara Salam ^a   Lawrence, Naomi ^b   Mellen, Beverly G ^a   George, Mary Noel ^a   San Filippo, James ^a   Cerveny Jr , K Andrew ^a   DeMarco, Mario ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a   Fleischer Jr , Alan B ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Genetics Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Cooper University Health Care 3   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INFECTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAW; LIPOSUCTION; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DATA COLLECTION; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18744388265     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.02081.x     Document Type: Article

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