Is minimally invasive colon resection better than traditional approaches? First comprehensive national examination with propensity score matching

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-184

  Juo, Yen Yi ^a   Hyder, Omar ^a   Haider, Adil H ^a   Camp, Melissa ^a   Lidor, Anne ^a   Ahuja, Nita ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGISTRIES; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894592801     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3660     Document Type: Article

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