Intra-abdominal sepsis-Epidemiology, aetiology and management

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 357-362

  Hadley, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abscess; Damage control; Epidemiology; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INCIDENCE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PERITONEUM LAVAGE; PERITONITIS; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; SEPSIS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TYPHOID FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS;

HUMANS; INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84918496263     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: 15329453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2014.06.008     Document Type: Article

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