Randomized clinical trial to determine if delay from time of penetrating colonic injury precludes primary repair

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 993-998

  Kamwendo, N Y ^a   Modiba, M C M ^a,c   Matlala, N S ^a   Becker, P J ^b  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON INJURY; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOCK; SUTURING METHOD; TIME; TISSUE REPAIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; COLON; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0036040423     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2002.02154.x     Document Type: Article

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