Processes of care in autogenous breast reconstruction with pedicled TRAM flaps: Expediting postoperative discharge in an ambulatory setting

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Davidge, Kristen M ^a   Brown, Mitch ^b   Morgan, Pamela ^b   Semple, John L ^b  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 84883594586     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31829ace62     Document Type: Conference Paper

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