Vol. 8 No. 2 (2005)
Case Report

Sepsis Following Laparotomy for Trauma - Don’t Watch and Wait

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  • Piers R.J. Page
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v8i2.364

Published 2020-12-01

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  • laparotomy,
  • trauma

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Page PR. Sepsis Following Laparotomy for Trauma - Don’t Watch and Wait. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 5];8(2). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/364
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