Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials on safety and efficacy of biliary drainage before surgery for obstructive jaundice

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1589-1596

  Fang, Y ^a   Gurusamy, K S ^b   Wang, Q ^a   Davidson, B R ^b   Lin, H ^a   Xie, X ^a   Wang, C ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; JAUNDICE, OBSTRUCTIVE; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885395179     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9260     Document Type: Review

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