Elective and emergency surgery in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-74

  Tien, Homer C ^a,b   Chughtai, Talat ^a   Jogeklar, Amit ^a   Cooper, Andrew B ^a   Brenneman, Frederick ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LAPAROTOMY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 14744278619     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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