Adverse events and readmissions after day-case urological surgery

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 330-338

  Paez, Alvaro ^a   Redondo, Enrique ^a   Linares, Ana ^a   Rios, Emilio ^a   Vallejo, Jorge ^a   Sanchez Castilla, Margarita ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE FUENLABRADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgical procedures; Anesthesia; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447568283     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382007000300005     Document Type: Article

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