Adult hernia surgery in Wales revisited: Impact of the guidelines of The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 335-338

  Ciampolini, J ^a,d   Boyce, D E ^b,c   Shandall, A A ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Guidelines; Inguinal hernia; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; DAY CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WALES;

EID: 3543096246     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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