Relaparotomies for abdominal sepsis - why, when, how?

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 52-56

  Velmahos, G C ^a   Degiannis, E ^a   Souter, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FLUID;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; RADIOLOGY; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; TIME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031848870     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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