Risk factors for leakage following intestinal anastomosis in dogs and cats: 115 Cases (1991-2000)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-77

  Ralphs, Christopher ^a   Jessen, Carl R ^b   Lipowitz, Alan J ^b  

^a Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialists   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0037532472     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2003.223.73     Document Type: Review

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