Outcome of day-case inguinal hernia in elderly patients: How safe is it?

Hernia

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-256

  Sinha, Surajit ^a   Srinivas, G ^a   Montgomery, J ^a   DeFriend, D ^a  

^a TORBAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Day case; Elderly; Hernia repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HERNIOPLASTY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DAY CARE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249992631     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-007-0220-9     Document Type: Article

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