Appropriateness variation in cholecystectomy

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 252-257

  Quintana, José M ^a   Cabriada, José ^a   De Tejada, Ignacio López ^b   Perdigo, Luis ^c   Aróstegui, Inmaculada ^d   Bilbao, Amaia ^a   Garay, Idoia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

^b Hospital de San Eloy   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Health services research; Hospitals; Physician's practice patterns; Utilization review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BENIGN TUMOR; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECORDING; REVIEW; SPAIN; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 4143145471     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/14.3.252     Document Type: Review

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