Adhesiolysis-related morbidity in abdominal surgery

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 98-106

  Ten Broek, Richard P G ^a   Strik, Chema ^a   Issa, Yama ^a   Bleichrodt, Robert P ^a   Van Goor, Harry ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adhesiolysis; Enterotomy; Health care costs; Postoperative complications; Postoperative morbidity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE RESECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TISSUE ADHESION; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMEN; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 84879121208     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31826f4969     Document Type: Article

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