Same-day thyroidectomy: A review of practice patterns and outcomes for 1,168 procedures in New York State

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1035-1040

  Tuggle, Charles T ^a   Roman, Sanziana ^a   Udelsman, Robert ^a   Sosa, Julie Ann ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; BENIGN TUMOR; CAUCASIAN; CHARLSON SCORE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SURVIVAL RATE; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955837452     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1398-0     Document Type: Review

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