A 10-Step Intraoperative Surgical Checklist (ISC) for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy-Can It Really Reduce Conversion Rates to Open Cholecystectomy?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1318-1323

  Robb, William B ^a   Falk, Gavin A ^b   Larkin, John O ^a   Waldron Jr , Ronan ^a   Waldron, Ronan P ^a  

^a MAYO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary; Gallbladder; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Outcomes; Surgical checklists

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IRELAND; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CHECKLIST; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84862495331     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1886-6     Document Type: Article

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