From small acorns - Developing a laparoscopic colorectal surgical service

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 606-611

  Smith, Janette K ^a,b   Acheson, A G ^a   Simpson, Jad ^a   Stewart, J ^a   Beckingham, I J ^a   Gornall, C B ^a   Williams, J P ^a   Robinson, M H ^a   Maxwell Armstrong, C A ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Colorectal surgery; Hospital; Laparoscopic surgery; Surgical service

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSULTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55049115430     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X318110     Document Type: Article

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