Prophylactic cholecystectomy in transplant patients: A decision analysis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 965-972

  Kao, Lillian S ^a   Flowers, Christopher ^b   Flum, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic cholelithiasis; Decision analysis; Immunosuppression; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Transplant recipients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; COST CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24044520694     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.04.011     Document Type: Article

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