Surgical versus percutaneous drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses

The American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 161, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 593-595

  Hemming, Alan ^a   Davis, Noelle L ^a   Robins, R Edward ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABDOMEN; ABSCESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRAINAGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PUNCTURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0025756679     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(91)90907-U     Document Type: Article

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