Excellent laparoscopic gastric bypass outcomes can be achieved at a community-based training hospital with moderate case volume

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-49

  Kothari, Shanu N ^a   Kallies, Kara J ^a   Mathiason, Michelle A ^a   Baker, Matthew T ^a  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WISCONSIN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77954089380     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181e41112     Document Type: Article

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