Day care laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A feasibility study in a public health service hospital in a developing country

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1690-1695

  Chauhan, A ^a   Mehrotra, M ^a   Bhatia, P K ^a   Baj, B ^a   Gupta, A K ^a  

^a BASE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INDIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33748787973     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-006-0023-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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