Outpatient thyroid surgery in a toronto community hospital

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 458-461

  Sklar, Michael ^a   Ali, Mohamed J ^b   Solomon, Philip ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b York Central Hospital Richmond Hill   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complications; Outpatient thyroid surgery; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROIDECTOMY;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FORECASTING; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; ONTARIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84855388039     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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