Intra-abdominal abscesses and laparoscopic versus open appendectomies

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 713-715

  Atif, Mohamed Lamine ^b   Sadaoui, Fetta ^b   Bezzaoucha, Abdeldjallil ^b   BezzaouchaKaddache, Chawki Ahmed ^b   Boukari, Rachida ^b   Djelato, Salima ^b   Boubechou, Nora ^b   Brummer S ^b   Sohr, D ^b   Gastmeier, P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; OPERATION DURATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 67651087309     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598246     Document Type: Article

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