Length of stay: an inappropriate readout of the success of enhanced recovery programs.

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Published in World J Surg on June 01, 2008

Authors

J M C Maessen1, C H C Dejong, A G H Kessels, M F von Meyenfeldt, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Group

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, the Netherlands. jmae@pmdi.azm.nl

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