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Surgical Strategies for Management of the Open Abdomen

Surgical Strategies for Management of the Open Abdomen

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Surgical Strategies for Management of the Open Abdomen

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Full title

Surgical Strategies for Management of the Open Abdomen

Publisher

New York: Springer-Verlag

Journal title

World journal of surgery, 2012-03, Vol.36 (3), p.497-510

Language

English

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New York: Springer-Verlag

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Contents

Since the mid-1990s the surgical community has seen a surge in the prevalence of open abdomens (OAs) reported in the surgical literature and in clinical practice. The OA has proven to be effective in decreasing mortality and immediate postoperative complications; however, it may come at the cost of delayed morbidity and the need for further surgica...

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Surgical Strategies for Management of the Open Abdomen

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_922761111

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_922761111

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ISSN

0364-2313

E-ISSN

1432-2323

DOI

10.1007/s00268-011-1203-7

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