Variation in the use of intraoperative cholangiography during cholecystectomy

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 668-679

  Sheffield, Kristin M ^a   Han, Yimei ^a   Kuo, Yong Fang ^b   Townsend Jr , Courtney M ^a   Goodwin, James S ^b   Riall, Taylor S ^a  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

CBD; common bile duct; ICC; interquartile range; intraclass correlation coefficient; intraoperative cholangiography; IOC; IQR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GALLSTONES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863421315     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.033     Document Type: Article

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