The magnitude of adhesion-related problems

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 35-38

  Stanciu, D ^a   Menzies, Donald ^a  

^a O and G   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Intestinal obstruction; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ADHESION; ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; COLON SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL RISK;

ADHESIONS; COST OF ILLNESS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT READMISSION; PERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION;

EID: 34548213698     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2007.01346.x     Document Type: Article

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