Emergency Laparotomy in the Critically Ill: Futility at the Bedside
Background. Critically ill patients are often evaluated for an intra-abdominal catastrophe. In the absence of a preoperative diagnosis, abdominal exploration may be offered despite desperate circumstances. We hypothesize that (1) abdominal exploration for such patients is associated with a high mort...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Critical Care Research and Practice |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6398917 |