Generalized peritonitis secondary to typhoid ileal perforation: Assessment of severity using modified APACHE II score

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-33

  Adesunkanmi, Abdul Rashid K ^a,b   Badmus, Tajudeen A ^a   Fadiora, F O ^a   Agbakwuru, E A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Faculty of Clinical Sciences   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Apache II score; Severity grading; Typhoid peritonitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 22244439187     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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