Clinical Relevance of Conversion Rate and its Evaluation in Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-72

  Twijnstra, Andries R H ^a   Blikkendaal, Mathijs D ^a   van Zwet, Erik W ^a   Jansen, Frank W ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conversion; Evaluation tool; Hysterectomy; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; GYNECOLOGIST; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO; OPERATIVE TIME; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84872354137     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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