Direct access day-case hernia surgery: A logical option for reduction in waiting time

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 41-43

  Shetty, A ^a,b   Manimaran, N ^a   Reece Smith, H ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct access surgery; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGEON;

EID: 9644276881     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambsur.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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