Implementation of laparoscopic colectomy with fast-track care in an academic medical center: benefits of a fully ascended learning curve and specialty expertise

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-416

  Bosio, Raul M ^a   Smith, Bryan M ^a   Aybar, Pablo Serrano ^a   Senagore, Anthony J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Laparoscopic colectomy; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847021350     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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