The national mortality burden and significant factors associated with open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy: 1997-2006

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2292-2301

  Dolan, James P ^a   Diggs, Brian S ^a   Sheppard, Brett C ^a   Hunter, John G ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy mortality; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Mortality; Mortality factors; Open cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71149115074     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0988-2     Document Type: Article

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