Reduction in length of stay for patients undergoing oesophageal and gastric resections with implementation of enhanced recovery packages

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 323-328

  Tang, J ^a   Humes, David J ^a   Gemmil, E ^a   Welch, N T ^a   Parsons, S L ^a   Catton, J A ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enhanced recovery; Gastric; Malignancy; Oesophageal; Resection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CONVALESCENCE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; STOMACH TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881604994     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588413X13629960046039     Document Type: Article

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