Overcoming challenges in implementing a minimally invasive esophagectomy program at a Veterans Administration medical center

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 202, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-399

  Rossidis, George ^a   Kissane, Nicole ^a   Hochwald, Steve N ^a   Zingarelli, William ^a   Sarosi, George ^a   Ben David, Kfir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Veterans Administration medical center

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NERVE INJURY; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TACHYCARDIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VETERAN; EDUCATION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856374511     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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