Evaluation of unplanned admission following day surgery at a new surgical centre in London

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Zulfiquer, F A ^a   Pattanayak, K ^a  

^a NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Day surgery; Unplanned admission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANAMNESIS; ANURIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ESCORT SERVICE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNPLANNED HOSPITAL ADMISSION; WOUND DRAINAGE;

EID: 76649139501     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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