Early debridement for necrotizing pancreatitis: Is it worthwhile?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 194, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 740-744

  Hungness, Eric S ^a   Robb, Bruce W ^a   Seeskin, Connie ^a   Hasselgren, Per Olof ^a   Luchette, Fred A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; CANDIDIASIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036282309     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01182-1     Document Type: Article

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