The impact of body mass index on laparoscopic cholecystectomy in Taiwan: An oriental experience

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 648-654

  Chang, Wen Tsan ^a   Lee, King Teh ^a,b   Huang, Meng Chuan ^b   Chen, Jong Shyone ^a   Chiang, Hung Che ^b   Kuo, Kung Kai ^b   Chuang, Shin Chang ^b   Wang, Sen Ren ^a,b   Ker, Chen Guo ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Complications; Conversion; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BILE DUCT INJURY; BILE LEAKAGE; BODY MASS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; JEJUNUM DISEASE; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TAIWAN; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 70049094595     PISSN: 09441166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00534-009-0102-x     Document Type: Article

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