Cost-effectiveness of the implementation of an enhanced recovery protocol for colorectal surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1108-1114

  Roulin, D ^a   Donadini, A ^a   Gander, S ^a   Griesser, A C ^a   Blanc, C ^a   Hubner M ^a   Schafer M ^a   Demartines, N ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVALESCENCE; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONVERSION TO OPEN SURGERY; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84878820471     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9184     Document Type: Conference Paper

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