Prevention of intra-abdominal adhesions in gynaecological surgery

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-306

  diZerega, Gere S ^a   Tulandi, Togas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adhesion prevention device; Adhesion reduction; Adhesions; Guidelines; Gynaecological surgery; Technical bulletin

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; HYALURONIC ACID; ICODEXTRIN; MACROGOL; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE; POLITEF; POLYLACTIDE;

ABDOMINAL ADHESION; ABDOMINAL DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NOTE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 52049102270     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60211-8     Document Type: Note

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