Minimally invasive operative techniques: Is less always more?

Surgery. 2017 May;161(5):1455-1457. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.10.037. Epub 2016 Nov 29.

Authors

Kyle H Sheetz¹, Justin B Dimick²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: ksheetz@med.umich.edu.
² Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, Ann Arbor, MI; Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.

PMID: 27913037
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.10.037

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Editorial
Review

MeSH terms

Female
General Surgery / standards
General Surgery / trends
Humans
Laparoscopy / mortality
Laparoscopy / standards*
Laparotomy / adverse effects
Laparotomy / methods*
Laparotomy / mortality
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods*
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / mortality
Patient Safety*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Quality of Health Care
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk Assessment
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome