Drain or no drain after thyroid surgery? An evidence based audit

Otorhinolaryngologist

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-96

  Kamani, Tawakir ^a   Munonyara, Martina ^a   Nogueira, Claudia ^a   Sharp, Jerry ^a  

^a ROYAL DERBY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drain; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRAIN; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; NODULAR GOITER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84867239640     PISSN: 17529360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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