Does an acute care surgical model improve the management and outcome of acute cholecystitis?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 438-442

  Lehane, Christopher W ^a   Jootun, Ravish N ^a   Bennett, Michael ^a   Wong, Shing ^a   Truskett, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute; Care; Cholecystitis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHOLECYSTITIS, ACUTE; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953098567     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05312.x     Document Type: Article

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