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Laparotomy and multiple system organ failure
J C Clyde1, G P Kealey, K S Ephgrave
1University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Department of Surgery, Iowa City.
Iowa Medicine : Journal of the Iowa Medical Society
|June 1, 1991
Abstract:
A retrospective review of laparotomies was undertaken to define the indications for abdominal procedures in patients with multiple system organ failure. This study suggests patients with (MSOF) must be thoroughly evaluated with non-invasive technology to determine the presence of an intra-abdominal septic focus prior to consideration of exploratory laparotomy.