Impact of treatment policies on patient outcomes and resource utilization in acute cholecystitis in Japanese hospitals
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although currently available evidence predominantly recommends early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for the treatment of acute cholecystitis, this strategy has not been widely adopted in Japan. Herein, we describe a hospital-based...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/6/40 |