Breast reduction surgery in the UK and Ireland - Current trends

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 585-588

  Iwuagwu, O C ^a   Platt, A J ^b   Drew, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Bilateral breast reduction; Operative technique; Postoperative management; Pre operative assessment; Selection criteria

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; BODY MASS; BREAST REDUCTION; CONSULTATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIPOSUCTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SELECTION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKLOAD;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESIA; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; IRELAND; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REOPERATION;

EID: 33750179819     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X130598     Document Type: Review

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