Factors influencing outcome in delayed primary closure of contaminated abdominal wounds: A prospective analysis of 181 consecutive patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 252-255

  Bender, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037364242     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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