Day-case and short-stay surgery: The future for thyroidectomy?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1216-1222

  Mirnezami, R ^a   Sahai, A ^a   Symes, A ^a   Jeddy, T ^a  

^a BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; BLEEDING; COST CONTROL; DRAIN; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THYROIDECTOMY;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250635584     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01234.x     Document Type: Review

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