Two-week target for laparoscopic cholecystectomy following gallstone pancreatitis is achievable and cost neutral

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 751-755

  Monkhouse, S J W ^a   Court, E L ^a   Dash, I ^a   Coombs, N J ^a  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; GALLSTONES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT READMISSION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67650066319     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6644     Document Type: Article

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