Prospective randomized study of bacteraemia in diathermy and stapled haemorrhoidectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 222-226

  Maw, A ^a   Concepcion, R ^a   Eu, K W ^a   Seow Choen, F ^a   Heah, S M ^a   Tang, C L ^a   Tan, A L ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL FLORA; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMORRHOID; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL STAPLING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0037330010     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4057     Document Type: Article

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