Gangrenous and perforated appendicitis: A meta-analytic study of 2532 patients indicates that the incision should be closed primarily

Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 136-141

  Rucinski, James ^a,b   Fabian, Thomas ^a,b   Panagopoulos, Georgia ^a,b   Schein, Moshe ^a,b   Wise, Leslie ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; GANGRENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033975053     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.2000.101151     Document Type: Article

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