Evaluation of the clinical pathway for laparoscopic cholecystectomy and simulation of short-term hospitalization

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 409-413

  Yanagi, Ken ^a,b   Sasajima, Koji ^a,b   Miyamoto, Masayuki ^a,b   Suzuki, Seiji ^a,b   Yokoyama, Tadashi ^a,b   Maruyama, Hiroshi ^a,b   Matsutani, Takeshi ^a,b   Arima, Yasuo ^a   Uchida, Eiji ^a   Tajiri, Takashi ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL TAMA NAGAYAMA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clinical pathway; Diagnosis procedure combination; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Medical service fees; Short term hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SIMULATION;

EID: 37349071718     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: 13473409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.74.409     Document Type: Article

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