The open peritoneal cavity: Etiology correlates with the likelihood of fascial closure

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 652-656

  Tsuei, Betty J ^a,b   Skinner, J Chris ^a   Bernard, Andrew C ^a   Kearney, Paul A ^a   Boulanger, Bernard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PANCREATITIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STATISTICS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PANCREATITIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 3843063507     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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