Laparoscopic colon resection early in the learning curve: What is the appropriate setting?

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 243, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 730-735

  Reichenbach, Daniel J ^b   Tackett, A Darrel ^a   Harris, James ^a   Camacho, Diego ^b   Graviss, Edward A ^b   Dewan, Brendan ^b   Vavra, Ashley ^b   Stiles, Anquonette ^a   Fisher, William E ^b   Brunicardi, F Charles ^b   Sweeney, John F ^b  

^a NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; COLON CANCER; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON POLYP; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745323452     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000220039.26524.fa     Document Type: Review

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