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Abdominal operations are associated with postoperative complications including peritonitis and respiratory failure.
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May warrant enhanced postoperative monitoring; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before guiding practice.
Skillman, John J. M.D.; Bushnell, Leonard S. M.D.; Hedley-Whyte, John M.D. Author Information
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Skillman et al. (1969) studied this question. Abdominal operations are associated with postoperative complications including peritonitis and respiratory failure.
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