Frequency and implications of ambulatory surgery without a patient escort

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1022-1026

  Chung, Frances ^a   Imasogie, Ngozi ^a   Ho, Joyce ^a   Ning, Xiangqun ^a   Prabhu, Atul ^a   Curti, Bruna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REOPERATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 32044448931     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021599     Document Type: Article

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