Algorithm for the management of endoscopic perforations: A quality improvement project

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1022-1027

  Kowalczyk, Lukasz ^a   Forsmark, Chris E ^a   Ben David, Kfr ^b   Wagh, Mihir S ^a   Chauhan, Shailendra ^a   Collins, Dennis ^a   Draganov, Peter V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; COLON PERFORATION; COLONOSCOPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DUODENUM PERFORATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM PERFORATION; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STOMACH PERFORATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957988427     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.434     Document Type: Article

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