Intraoperative adverse events and outcome after anterior resection of the rectum

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1608-1612

  Matthiessen, P ^a   Hallbook O ^b   Rutegard J ^a   Sjodahl R ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; REOPERATION; SPILLAGE; STOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10344239399     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4530     Document Type: Article

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