Outpatient pre-operative assessment in joint replacement surgery

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 100-103

  Chan, C Y W ^a   Nam, H Y ^a   Raveenthiran, R ^b   Choon, S K ^a   Tai, Cheh Chin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetist; Cancellation; Hospital stay; Pre operative assessment; Total joint replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 55049111528     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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