Awareness and perception of intra-abdominal adhesions and related consequences: survey of gynaecologists in German hospitals

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 180-189

  Hackethal, A ^a   Sick, C ^a   Brueggmann, D ^a   Tchartchian, G ^b   Wallwiener, M ^c   Muenstedt, K ^a   Tinneberg, H R ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PIUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion formation; Adhesions; CARE; Postsurgical complication; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADHESIOLYSIS SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GERMANY; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMBINAL ADHESION; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MORBIDITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TISSUE ADHESION;

EID: 77952109775     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.02.017     Document Type: Article

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