Complications of thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy in the rural community hospital setting

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 332-336

  Richmond, Bryan K ^a   Eads, K ^a   Flaherty, Sarah ^b   Belcher, Michael ^c   Runyon, David ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Beckley Area Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; GOITER; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEMATOMA; HOARSENESS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LARYNGEAL NERVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; NERVE INJURY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SKILL; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARATHYROIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 34248597038     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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