Abdominal wound dehiscence in patients receiving long-term steroid treament

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-230

  Kihara, A ^a   Kasamaki, S ^a   Kamano, T ^a   Sakamoto, K ^a   Tomiki, Y ^a   Ishibiki, Y ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Long term treatment; Steroids; Surgery; Wound dehiscence

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33646763232     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000603400213     Document Type: Article

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