The feasibility and accuracy of diagnostic laparoscopy in the septic ICU patient

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 617-621

  Kelly, J J ^a   Puyana, J C ^b   Callery, M P ^a   Yood, S M ^a   Sandor, A ^a   Litwin, D E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedside laparoscopy; Critical care; Diagnostic laparoscopy; Mesenteric ischemia; Sepsis; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIA; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 0033869656     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640010068     Document Type: Article

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