Evidence-based review of enhancing postoperative recovery after breast surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-196

  Arsalani Zadeh, R ^a   Elfadl, D ^a   Yassin, N ^a   MacFie, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANXIETY; BREAST; BREAST DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COUNSELING; DIET RESTRICTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOBILIZATION; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIEMETICS; ANXIETY; BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COUNSELING; DRAINAGE; EARLY AMBULATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 78650616535     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7331     Document Type: Review

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