Evaluation of the open abdomen classification system: A validity and reliability analysis

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3112-3124

  Bjarnason, Thordur ^a,b   Montgomery, Agneta ^a,b   Acosta, Stefan ^a,b   Petersson, Ulf ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; FASCIA; HUMAN; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGERY; SURGICAL MESH; TRACTION THERAPY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLASSIFICATION; FASCIA; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE-PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL MESH; TRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921021968     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2716-7     Document Type: Article

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