Open management of the abdomen and planned reoperations in severe bacterial peritonitis

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-49

  Bosscha, K ^a   Hulstaert, P F ^a   Visser, M R ^a   Van Vroonhoven, Th J M V ^a   Van Der Werken, Chr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anastomotic disruption; APACHE II; Bacteriology; Follow up; Intra abdominal infection; Laparostomy; Morbidity; Mortality; Perforation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION;

EID: 0033980630     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241500750009690     Document Type: Article

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