Day-case septoplasty and unexpected re-admissions at a dedicated day-case unit: A 4-year audit

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 202-206

  Georgalas, Christos ^a,b   Obholzer, Rupert ^a   Martinez Devesa, P ^a   Sandhu, G ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Day case; Septal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; COCAINE; DICLOFENAC; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLINT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONDON; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL SEPTUM; PATIENT READMISSION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644943931     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X95039     Document Type: Article

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