Diffuse postoperative peritonitis - Value of diagnostic parameters and impact of early indication for relaparotomy

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 491-496

  Bader, F G ^a,b   Schroder M ^a   Kujath, P ^a   Muhl, E ^a   Bruchi, H P ^a   Eckmann, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal sepsis; Diagnosis; Peritonitis; Relaparotomy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERITONITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RELAPAROTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72249121444     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-14-11-491     Document Type: Article

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