Bacterial infection and extent of necrosis are determinants of organ failure in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1020-1024

  Isenmann, R ^a   Rau, B ^a   Beger, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 0032782449     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.01176.x     Document Type: Article

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