Pelvic fluid collections by sonography and febrile morbidity after abdominal hysterectomy

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 58-62

  Eason, E ^a,b   Aldis, A ^a   Seymour, R J ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY FLUIDS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030955584     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00208-1     Document Type: Article

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