Serious trocar accidents in laparoscopic surgery: A French survey of 103,852 operations

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 367-370

  Champault, G ^a   Cazacu, F ^a   Taffinder, N ^a  

^a HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

Injuries; Laparoscopy; Trocar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DATA COLLECTION; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0029784490     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199610000-00006     Document Type: Article

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