if required (as stated in the paper). The reason for a 16 per cent 'failure' of conservative management may be due to the late referral of children following onset of symptoms of strangulation (up to 96 h), and to the fact that many children (36 per cent) had had failed conservative management at ot
Vacuum drainage of groin wounds after vascular surgery: A controlled trial
โ Scribed by M. G. Dunlop; J. N. Fox; P. A. Stonebridge; A. E. Clason; Mr C. V. Ruckley
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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