Readmission rates after a planned hospital stay of 2 versus 3 days in fast-track colonic surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 890-893

  Andersen, J ^a   Hjort Jakobsen, D ^b   Christiansen, P S ^a   Kehlet, H ^b  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WARD;

AGED; COLONIC DISEASES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34447340287     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5669     Document Type: Article

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