Surgical treatment of severe intra-abdominal infection

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 975-981

  Van Goor, Harry ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuous postoperative peritoneal lavage; Fibrin; Intra abdominal infection; Planned relaparotomy; Plasminogen activator; Tissue

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE ANTIBODY; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; PERITONEAL LAVAGE; PERITONITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030834231     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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