Wound infection incidence in patients with simple and gangrenous or perforated appendicitis

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-16

  Bahar, Mostafa Mehrabi ^a   Jangjoo, Ali ^a   Amouzeshi, Ahmad ^a   Kavianifar, Kamran ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Delayed wound closure; Primary wound closure; Simple and gangrenous or perforated appendicitis; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGRENOUS APPENDICITIS; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949129169     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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