Vault haematoma and febrile morbidity after vaginal hysterectomy

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 535-538

  Thomson, Angus J M ^a   Farquharson, Roy G ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0034243327     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hosp.2000.61.8.1395     Document Type: Article

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