Complications after colorectal surgery without mechanical bowel preparation

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-47

  Van Geldere, Dirk ^a,b   Fa Si Oen, Patrick ^a   Noach, Leslie A ^b   Rietra, Peter J G M ^a   Peterse, Johannes L ^c   Boom, Robert P A ^a  

^a Department of Surgery ^*  (Netherlands)

^b AMSTELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON LAVAGE; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DEATH; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FECES IMPACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM;

EID: 0036137659     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(01)01131-0     Document Type: Article

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