Older patients have higher conversion rates for laparoscopic cholecystectomy than younger patients: Letters to the editor

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 573-574

  Timmons, Suzanne ^a   Chandio, Ashfaq ^b   Twomey, Aongus ^b   Aftab, Fuad ^b  

^a Department of Geriatric Medicine ^*

^b Mallow General Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DEMOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK FACTORS;

EID: 61449145654     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02151.x     Document Type: Letter

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