Cholecystectomy in Sweden 1987-99: A nationwide study of mortality and preoperative admissions

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1478-1485

  Nilsson, Erik ^a   Fored, C Michael ^b   Granath, Fredrik ^b   Blomqvist, Paul ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Epidemiology; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SWEDEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 29844432017     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520510023972     Document Type: Article

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