Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a district general hospital: Is it safe and feasible?

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-116

  Panagiotopoulou, Ioanna G ^a   Carter, Nicholas ^a   Lewis, Mark C ^a   Rao, Sudhindra ^a  

^a DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Day surgery; Education professional; Implementation; Management; Surgical

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GALLSTONE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GALLSTONES; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866782619     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2012.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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