Patient satisfaction with inpatient versus outpatient reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: A randomized clinical trial

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-206

  Krywulak, Steven A ^a   Mohtadi, Nicholas G H ^a   Russell, Margaret L ^a   Sasyniuk, Treny M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; COCODAMOL; DIMENHYDRINATE; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NAPROXEN; NARCOTIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLEEDING DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIGAMENT SURGERY; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MICTURITION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH ULCER; WALKING AID; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 21344460528     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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