Different perception of surgical risks between physicians and patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-311

  Tuveri, Massimiliano ^a   Caocci, Giovanni ^b   Efficace, Fabio ^c   Medas, Fabio ^a   Collins, Gary S ^a   Pisu, Salvatore ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Health Outcome Research Unit   (Italy)

^c Binaghi Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informed Consent; Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN BILIARY DISEASE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70349263423     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181a8295e     Document Type: Article

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