Early cholecystectomy after acute admission with cholecystitis: How much work?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2041-2044

  Stephens, Michael R ^a,b   Beaton, Ceri ^a   Steger, Adrian C ^a  

^a NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPERATING ROOM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLECYSTITIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; WALES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79952112726     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0606-1     Document Type: Article

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