Laparoscopic colon resection trends in utilization and rate of conversion to open procedure: A national database review of academic medical centers

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 462-468

  Simorov, Anton ^a   Shaligram, Abhijit ^a   Shostrom, Valerie ^b   Boilesen, Eugene ^b   Thompson, Jon ^a   Oleynikov, Dmitry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

colon; conversion; laparoscopy; outcomes; resection; trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; COLON RESECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC COLON RESECTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865522781     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182657ec5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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