Abdominoplasty can be performed successfully as an outpatient procedure with minimal morbidity

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-352

  Chattar Cora, Deowall ^a   Okoro, Stanley A ^b   Barone, Constance M ^b,c  

^a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of Puerto Rico   (Puerto Rico)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominoplasty; Complication; Morbidity; Outpatient

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WOUND;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41149104542     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181238a68     Document Type: Article

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