Results of introducing a rapid recovery program for total abdominal hysterectomy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-25

  Dickson, Elizabeth ^a,b   Argenta, Peter A ^a,b,c   Reichert, John A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b PARK NICOLLET INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MMC 395 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; fast track; Hysterectomy; Rapid recovery protocol; regional; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID RECOVERY PROTOCOL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856094173     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328713     Document Type: Review

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