Small bowell obstruction due to postoperative adhesions: Treatment patterns and associated costs in 110 hospital admissions

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-46

  Menzies, D ^a   Parker, M ^a   Hoare, R ^a   Knight, A ^a  

^a O and G   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Adhesions; Costs; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; INFUSION FLUID; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERITONEUM ADHESION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; WORKLOAD; ADHESION; AFTERCARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SMALL INTESTINE;

ADHESIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034747073     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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