Incidental splenic injury during abdominal vascular surgery: A case- controlled analysis

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 58-64

  Eaton, Mark A ^a   Valentine, R James ^a   Jackson, Mark R ^a   Modrall, Gregory ^a   Clagett, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPLEEN INJURY; TRANSFUSION; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0033957405     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00217-3     Document Type: Article

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