Colon and rectal anastomoses do not require routine drainage: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 229, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-180

  Urbach, David R ^a,b,c   Kennedy, Erin D ^a,b   Cohen, Marsha M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECTUM;

EID: 0033512973     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199902000-00003     Document Type: Review

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