Comparison of primary wound closure versus open wound management in perforated appendicitis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 791-795

  Chiang, Ruey An ^a   Chen, Shan Long ^a   Tsai, Yao Chung ^a   Bair, Ming Jong ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Perforation; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONITIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 33750893105     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60265-5     Document Type: Article

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