Surgical Practice: Evidence or Anecdote

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 281-284

  Izu, Brent S ^a   Monson, Benjamin ^a   Little, Alex G ^a   Termuhlen, Paula M ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diverticulitis; evidence based medicine; mechanical bowel preparation; Medical Knowledge; nasogastric tube; Practice Based Learning and Improvement; surgical education; Systems Based Practice

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON RESECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FACULTY PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WOUND INFECTION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLECTOMY; CONSTRICTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; IRRIGATION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 71549149971     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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