Adhesive small bowel obstruction in children and adolescents: Operative utilization and factors associated with bowel loss

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 212, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 855-861

  Lautz, Timothy B ^a   Raval, Mehul V ^a   Reynolds, Marleta ^a   Barsness, Katherine A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADHESIOLYSIS; ADHESIVE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY DELAY; TISSUE ADHESION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955598069     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.01.061     Document Type: Article

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