Questionable safety of thyroid surgery with same day discharge

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 543-547

  Doran, H E ^a   England, J ^a   Palazzo, F ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Bleeding; Day case; Hematoma; Thyroid; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LEGAL LIABILITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; STATISTICS; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; LIABILITY, LEGAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 84871724629     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588412X13373405384576     Document Type: Article

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