Abnormal vital signs are common after bowel resection and do not predict anastomotic leak

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 218, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1195-1199

  Erb, Larson ^a   Hyman, Neil H ^a   Osler, Turner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE RESECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; TEMPERATURE; VITAL SIGN;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; HUMANS; INTESTINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84901192455     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.12.059     Document Type: Article

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