Lunar phase does not influence the incidence of postoperative haemorrhage after thyroid surgery: An analysis of 26,852 operations

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 72-76

  Promberger, R ^a   Ott, J ^a,b   Mikola, B ^a,c   Freissmuth, M ^d   Hermann, M ^a  

^a Kaiserin Elisabeth Spital ^*  (Austria)

^b UNIV KLIN FÜR FRAUENHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Haemorrhage; Lunar phase; Moon; Surgery; Thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOON; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 77953597973     PISSN: 16828631     EISSN: 16824016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-010-0523-4     Document Type: Article

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