Is discharge home with drains after breast surgery producing satisfactory outcomes?

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 353-357

  Chadha, Neil K ^a   Cumming, Sandra ^a   O'Connor, Ruth ^a   Burke, Michael ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Breast surgery; Drainage; Postoperative care; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLICY; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544343673     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/147870804263     Document Type: Article

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