Use of intra-abdominal drains.

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Published in Clin Colon Rectal Surg on September 01, 2013

Authors

Frances J Puleo1, Nitin Mishra1, Jason F Hall2

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Edison, New Jersey.
2: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts.

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