Outpatient thyroidectomy: Is it a safe and reasonable option?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 201, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 565-569

  Hessman, Crystal ^a   Fields, Jonathan ^a   Schuman, Earl ^a  

^a LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Outpatient surgery; Thyroidectomy; Thyroidectomy complications

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NAUSEA; OXYGENATION; PAIN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 79955688812     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.01.023     Document Type: Article

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