A Cochrane Systematic Review finds no significant difference in outcome or risk of postoperative complications between day care and in-patient cataract surgery

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1296-1301

  Fedorowicz, Zbigniew ^a,b   Lawrence, David J ^c   Gutierrez, Peter ^d  

^a UK Cochrane Centre   (Bahrain)

^b Brent Primary Care Trust ^*  (Bahrain)

^c Wembley Centre for Health and Care   (United Kingdom)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORNEA EDEMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; EMBASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LENS IMPLANT; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL WOUND; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33748867163     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 03795284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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