Evaluation and management of tertiary peritonitis

American Surgeon

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-161

  Malangoni, Mark A ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RECURRENT INFECTION; REOPERATION; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033955745     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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