The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score is helpful in predicting the need of relaparotomies in patients with secondary peritonitis of colorectal origin
BACKGROUND: Secondary peritonitis of colorectal origin has considerable morbidity and mortality. Relaparotomies are frequently neccessary in the course of the disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate several scores in terms of their predictive value, i.e. whether Mannheim Peritonit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2012-07-01
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| Series: | Swiss Medical Weekly |
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| Online Access: | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1540 |