Enhanced Recovery after Surgery program for elective abdominal surgery at three Victorian hospitals

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 450-459

  Thompson, E G E ^a   Gower, S T ^b   Beilby, D S ^c,d   Wallace, S ^a   Tomlinson, S ^b   Guest, G D ^b,e   Cade, R ^d   Serpell, J ^d   Myles, P ^a,d  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Enhanced recovery program; Surgery

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATHETER REMOVAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; URINARY CATHETER;

EID: 84861540229     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1204000310     Document Type: Article

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