Ambulatory thyroid surgery: Need for stricter patient selection criteria

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Dionigi, G ^a   Rovera, F ^a   Carrafiello, G ^a   Boni, L ^a   Dionigi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Complications; Day surgery; One day surgery; Outpatient surgery; Selection criteria; Semi hospitalization; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; CONSTIPATION; DROWSINESS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGICAL INFECTION; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID SURGERY; VOMITING;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63649158121     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.12.026     Document Type: Review

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