The regionalization of ventral hernia repair: Occurrence and outcomes over a decade

American Surgeon

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 693-701

  Colavita, Paul D ^a   Walters, Amanda L ^a   Tsirline, Victor B ^a   Belyansky, Igor ^a   Lincourt, Amy E ^a   Kercher, Kent W ^a   Sing, Ronald F ^a   Heniford, B Todd ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; REGIONALIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREND STUDY; VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR;

EID: 84879628176     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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