The postoperative inflammatory response to injury following laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy versus abdominal hysterectomy

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 543-545

  Labib, M ^a   Palfrey, S ^a   Paniagua, E ^b   Callender, R ^b  

^a RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Wordsley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Interleukin 6; Surgical trauma

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0030864697     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329703400509     Document Type: Article

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