Can community surgeons perform laparoscopic colorectal surgery with outcomes equivalent to tertiary care centers?

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-288

  Singh, R ^a,b   Omiccioli, A ^a   Hegge, S G ^a   McKinley, C A ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colorectal; Laparoscopic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECTUM DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65249156440     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-9896-x     Document Type: Article

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