Surgeons lack predictive accuracy for anastomotic leakage in gastrointestinal surgery

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 569-576

  Karliczek, A ^a,b   Harlaar, N J ^a   Zeebregts, C J ^a   Wiggers, T ^a   Baas, P C ^b   van Dam, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leakage; Clinical complication estimation; Colorectal anastomosis; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM RESECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGEON; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 63649102942     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0658-6     Document Type: Article

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