Implementation of a critical pathway for complicated gallstone disease: Translation of population-based data into clinical practice

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 212, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 835-843

  Sheffield, Kristin M ^a   Ramos, Kenia E ^a   Djukom, Clarisse D ^a   Jimenez, Carlos J ^a   Mileski, William J ^a   Kimbrough, Thomas D ^a   Townsend Jr , Courtney M ^a   Riall, Taylor S ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955577232     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.12.047     Document Type: Article

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