Outpatient thyroid surgery is safe and desirable

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 556-559

  Terris, David J ^a   Moister, Brent ^a   Seybt, Melanie W ^a   Gourin, Christine G ^a   Chin, Edward ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL RISK; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 34047179943     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.09.024     Document Type: Article

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