Risk factors for conversion to open surgery in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1698-1704

  Ibrahim, Salleh ^a   Hean, Tay Khoon ^a   Ho, Lim Swee ^a   Ravintharan, T ^a   Chye, Tan Ngian ^a   Chee, Chng Hong ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SAFETY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33748771201     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0612-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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