Risk Factors for Leakage of Colonic Anastomosis
Purpose: | To evaluate a patient with a colonic anastomosis for risk factors associated with leakage as reported by Schrock et al. |
Specialty: | Gastroenterology Orthopedic Surgery General Surgery |
Objective: | risk factors, options |
ICD-10: | Z98.0, K91.8 |
Description: | Schrock et al identified a number of risk factors associated with leakage of a colonic anastomosis. Addressing any risk factors that are present can help reduce postoperative morbidity and mortality. The authors are from the University of California in San Francisco. |
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