Day case laparoscopic incisional hernia repair is feasible, acceptable, and cost effective

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-86

  Engledow, A H ^a   Sengupta, N ^a   Akhras, F ^a   Tutton, M ^a   Warren, S J ^a  

^a CHASE FARM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Day case surgery; Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CODYDRAMOL; DICLOFENAC;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALGESICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURNS; DIATHERMY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SEROMA; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845613481     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-005-0777-2     Document Type: Article

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