Is the routine use of drainage after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy justified? A randomized trial

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-123

  Georgiou, Chrysanthos ^a   Demetriou, Nicoleta ^b   Pallaris, Theodoros ^b   Theodosopoulos, Theodosis ^c   Katsouyanni, Klea ^c   Polymeneas, Georgios ^c  

^a NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^b Larnaca General Hospital   (Cyprus)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DRAINAGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SHOULDER PAIN; SUBHEPATIC FLUID; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLELITHIASIS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952745454     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2010.0003     Document Type: Article

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