Use of severity classification systems in the surgical decision-making process in emergency laparotomy for perforated diverticulitis

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 463-470

  Pasternak, Itai ^a   Dietrich, Michael ^a   Woodman, Richard ^b   Metzger, Urs ^a   Wattchow, David A ^b   Zingg, Urs ^a,b,c  

^a TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making process; Hartmann's procedure; Perforated diverticulitis; Primary anastomosis; Severity scoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HARTMAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORATED DIVERTICULITIS; PRIMARY ANASTOMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953288502     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-009-0852-6     Document Type: Article

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