Wound complications after hand assisted laparoscopic surgery

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2226-2230

  Montgomery, Jeffrey S ^a   Johnston III, William K ^b,c   Wolf Jr , J Stuart ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hernia, ventral; Laparoscopy, nephrectomy, postoperative complications, surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CREATININE;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HAND ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; HERNIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 27744594397     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000181805.30826.fa     Document Type: Article

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