Safety of immediate discharge after parathyroidectomy: A prospective study of 3,000 consecutive patients

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-113

  Norman, James G ^a   Politz, Douglas E ^a  

^a Norman Endocrine Surgery Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; HYPOCALCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447313694     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.13.2.105     Document Type: Article

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