Impact of the Tokyo guidelines on the management of patients with acute calculous cholecystitis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1857-1861

  Lee, Shou Wu ^a   Yang, Sheng Shun ^a   Chang, Chi Sen ^a   Yeh, Hong Jeh ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute cholecystitis; Guidelines; Outcome; Severity of illness index

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILIRUBIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PROTHROMBIN;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROORGANISM; MORTALITY; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 72149097902     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05923.x     Document Type: Article

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