Prospective randomized trial using cost-utility analysis of early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute gallbladder disease

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1031-1040

  Macafee, D A L ^a   Humes, D J ^a   Bouliotis, G ^b   Beckingham, I J ^a   Whynes, D K ^b   Lobo, D N ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFUSION FLUID;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; BILIARY COLIC; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY DELAY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; COLIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249087358     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6685     Document Type: Conference Paper

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