Does case selection and outcome following laparoscopic colorectal resection change after initial learning curve? Analysis of 235 consecutive elective laparoscopic colorectal resections

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 99-103

  Prakash, Kurumboor ^a   Kamalesh, N ^a   Pramil, K ^a   Vipin, I ^a   Sylesh, A ^a   Jacob, Manoj ^a  

^a PVS Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Case selection; laparoscopic colectomy; learning curve; short term results

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLON CANCER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPIC COLORECTAL RESECTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING CURVE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM INJURY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84881592831     PISSN: 09729941     EISSN: 19983921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.115366     Document Type: Article

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