Development of procedure-specific patient information sheets for acute abdominal surgery and validation in patients undergoing urgent cholecystectomy or appendicectomy

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 559-563

  King, N K ^a   Cheeseman, G A ^b   Siriwardena, Ajith K ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRIVING ABILITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK RESUMPTION;

ABDOMEN; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 3242890128     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.00017.x     Document Type: Article

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