Laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a day surgery procedure: Implementation and audit of 136 consecutive cases in a university hospital

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 737-740

  Vuilleumier, Henri ^a   Halkic, Nermin ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BUPIVACAINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MEFENAMIC ACID; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SAFETY; TROCAR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 4744348904     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-7376-6     Document Type: Article

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