Laparotomy wound disruption. An avoidable technical failure.
Laparotomy wound disruption, in spite of being a quite avoidable complication, the result of a technical mishap, as it is, still carries a significantly high morbidity and mortality. A group of 648 major laparotomies, with no dehiscences, is compared with another one of 1154, with 39 disruptions, t...
Main Authors: | António Mendes de Almeida, Winston Gracias, Noel Medina, Fernando Aldeia |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ordem dos Médicos
1980-12-01
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Series: | Acta Médica Portuguesa |
Online Access: | https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/4183 |
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