The impact of practice environment on laparoscopic colectomy utilization following colorectal residency: A survey of the ASCRS Young Surgeons

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 374-381

  Steele, Scott R ^a   Stein, Sharon L ^b   Bordeianou, Liliana G ^c   Johnson, Eric ^d   Herzig, Dan O ^e   Champagne, Bradley J ^b  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Fellowship; Laparoscopy; Private practice; University

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON CANCER; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERTICULOSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENTERITIS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; GRADUATE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC COLECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM CANCER; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF REPORT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; COLECTOMY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856751028     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02614.x     Document Type: Article

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