What is a meant when a laparoscopic surgical procedure is described as "safe"?

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1369-1372

  Weizman, D ^a   Cyriac, J ^a   Urbach, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colon; Laparoscopic; Safe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLON RESECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

COLECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SAFETY;

EID: 34547190149     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9138-z     Document Type: Article

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