Routine early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis after conclusion of a randomized controlled trial

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1128-1132

  Teoh, A Y B ^a   Chong, C N ^a   Wong, J ^a   Lee, K F ^a   Chiu, P W Y ^a   Ng, S S M ^a   Lai, P B S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35448930352     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5777     Document Type: Article

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