Management of complications following pancreatic resection: An evidence-based approach

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-66

  Mezhir, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; evidence based medicine; fistula; malignancy; pancreatectomy

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BILIRUBIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PLACEBO; SOMATOSTATIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BILIARY STENT; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DUODENUM TUMOR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; JEJUNOSTOMY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PANCREAS ABSCESS; PANCREAS FISTULA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH FUNCTION DISORDER; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WOUND;

ABSCESS; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PANCREATECTOMY; PANCREATIC FISTULA; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84871274266     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.23139     Document Type: Article

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