Laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia repair: Systematic review of effectiveness and economic evaluation

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 2005, Pages

  McCormack, K ^a   Wake, B ^a   Perez, J ^b   Fraser, C ^a   Cook, J ^a   McIntosh, E ^c   Vale, L ^a,b   Grant, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMATOMA; HERNIOPLASTY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCOME; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROBABILITY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAFF TRAINING; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 19444383554     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta9140     Document Type: Review

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