Meta-analysis of short-term outcomes after laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1111-1124

  Abraham, N S ^a   Young, J M ^a   Solomon, M J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Surgical Outcomes Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; COUGHING; DIET; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FLATULENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444292803     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4640     Document Type: Review

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