Role of subcutaneous drains in obese patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy: A cohort study

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 404-407

  Chowdri, Nisar Ahmad ^a   Qadri, Syed Asrar Ahmed ^a   Parray, Fazal Qadir ^a   Gagloo, Mushtaq Ahmad ^a  

^a SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Drain; Obesity; Seroma; Subcutaneous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; SEROMA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COHORT STUDIES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROMA; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 36849053920     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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