Intra-abdominal drains for the prophylaxis of anastomotic leak in elective colorectal surgery

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Rolph, Rachel ^a   Duffy, James MN ^b   Alagaratnam, Swethan ^c   Ng, Paul ^d   Novell, Richard ^c  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85012254277     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002100.pub2     Document Type: Article

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