Fast-track or laparoscopic colorectal surgery?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 517-518

  Kumar, Adarsh ^a   Hewett, Peter J ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MOBILIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; RECTAL DISEASES;

EID: 34347402104     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04139.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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