The routine use of diagnostic laparoscopy in the intensive care unit

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 638-641

  Pecoraro, A P ^a   Cacchione, R N ^a   Sayad, P ^a   Williams, M E ^a   Ferzli, G S ^a  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute abdomen; Diagnostic tools; Intensive care unit procedures; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPOFOL;

EID: 0034943029     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004640000371     Document Type: Article

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