Relaparotomy for Suspected Intraperitoneal Sepsis after Abdominal Surgery

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-141

  Hutchins, Robert R ^a   Gunning, M Paul ^b   Lucas, D Nuala ^b   Allen Mersh, Timothy G ^a,b   Soni, Neil C ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAPERITONEAL SEPSIS; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; APACHE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERITONITIS; PROGNOSIS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 1542285975     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-7067-8     Document Type: Article

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