Emergency repair of groin herniae: Outcome and implications for elective surgery waiting times

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-209

  Malek, S ^a   Torella, Francesco ^a,b   Edwards, P R ^a  

^a Countess of Chester Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bowel obstruction; Femoral hernia; Inguinal hernia; Strangulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE RESECTION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842486141     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2004.0097.x     Document Type: Review

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