Incidence of small-bowel obstruction and adhesiolysis after open colorectal and general surgery

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 241-248

  Beck, David E ^a   Opelka, Frank G ^a   Bailey, H Randolph ^b   Rauh, Stephen M ^c   Pashos, Chris L ^d  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Rochester Colorectal Surgeons   (United States)

^d ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Complications; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION;

ABDOMEN; ADHESIONS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTUM; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 0032972704     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02237135     Document Type: Article

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