Adhesion-related complications are common, but rarely discussed in preoperative consent: A multicenter study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 748-750

  Rajab, Taufiek Konrad ^a,b   Wallwiener, Markus ^b   Talukdar, Sabrina ^c   Kraemer, Bernhard ^b  

^a CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REOPERATION;

CONSENT FORMS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 62549149385     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-008-9917-x     Document Type: Article

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