Feasibility and safety of day surgery laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a university hospital using a standard clinical pathway

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-399

  Chang, Stephen Kin Yong ^a   Tan, W B ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Day surgery; Discharge planning; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44149085871     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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