Drainage or nondrainage in elective colorectal anastomosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 259-265

  Karliczek, A ^a   Jesus, E C ^b   Matos, D ^c   Castro, A A ^c   Atallah, A N ^c   Wiggers, T ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIFOA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d AIOS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leakage; Colorectal anastomosis; Drainage; Prophylactic

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RECTUM; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 33645751867     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2006.00999.x     Document Type: Review

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