Repeat laparotomy in a developing world tertiary level surgical service

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 755-758

  Scriba, Matthias F ^a   Laing, Grant L ^a   Bruce, John L ^a   Clarke, Damian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing world; Outcomes; Relaparotomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGE; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HERNIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPEAT LAPAROTOMY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COHORT ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84941942362     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.03.024     Document Type: Article

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