Feasibility study of day case thyroidectomy

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 864-866

  Teoh, Anthony Y B ^a,b   Tang, Y C ^b   Leong, H T ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Day surgery; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PHENYLTOLOXAMINE CITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NERVE INJURY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID CANCER; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53549104108     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04681.x     Document Type: Article

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