Emergency presentations of acute biliary pain: changing patterns of management in a tertiary institute
ConclusionIndex hospital admission and cholecystectomy for biliary colic decrease patient representations, time to surgery, post ‐operative stay and complications of gallstone disease. This study demonstrates the impact of the policy with initial improvement, the dangers of policy attrition and the need for continued reinforcement.
Source: ANZ Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Daniel R. A. Cox,
Jonathan Fong,
Chon Hann Liew,
Su Kah Goh,
Michael Yeoh,
Michael A. Fink,
Robert M. Jones,
Jude Mukkadayil,
Mehrdad Nikfarjam,
Marcos V. Perini,
Greg Rumler,
Graham Starkey,
Chris Christophi,
Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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