Primary closure of contaminated wounds in perforated appendicitis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1991, Pages 1362-1365

  Burnweit, Cathy ^a   Bilik, Ron ^a   Shandling, Barry ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; perforated

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND CLOSURE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTICS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0026320702     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(91)91033-U     Document Type: Article

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