What is acceptable delay in emergency abdominal surgery?

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 54-

  Leppäniemi, Ari ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TIME;

ABDOMEN; AFTER-HOURS CARE; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84890551989     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1457496913490615     Document Type: Editorial

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