Systematic review and meta-analysis of wound drains after thyroid surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 446-456

  Woods, R S R ^a   Woods, J F C ^b   Duignan, E S ^a   Timon, C ^a,c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PARATHYROID DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SUCTION; THYROID DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

DRAINAGE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PARATHYROID DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SUCTION; THYROID DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896117366     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9448     Document Type: Review

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