Schedule effect and laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-437

  Chang, Wei Chun ^a,b   Lin, Cheng Chieh ^c,d   Chen, Lu Min ^b   Wu, Hong Dar Isaac ^c   Yeh, Lian Shung ^b   Lin, Long Yau ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hysterectomy; Laparoscopic surgical procedure; Safety; Schedule; Vaginal

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 50849097522     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2008.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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