The postoperative incidence of small bowel obstruction following various abdominal procedures : a six year retrospective cohort study at Yale-New Haven Hospital

174 Pages·1992·6.1 MB·English

by  Zbar, Ross Ian Seth

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The Postoperative Incidence of Small Bowel Obstruction Following Various
Abdominal Procedures: A Six Year Retrospective Cohort Study at Yale-
New Haven Hospital
A Thesis Submitted to the Yale University School of Medicine in Partial
Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine
by
Ross Ian Seth Zbar
1992

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It was Charles McKhann, MD whose insight and encouragement inspired this study.
It would have been impossible had it not been for William Crede, MD of the Department
of Quality Assurance at Yale-New Haven Hospital. His ideas and resources were
invaluable.
The assistance of Chris Hilton, computer programmer, in the Department of Clinical
Information at Yale-New Haven Hospital made the gathering of data feasible.
The time given by James Jekel, MD of the Department of Epidemiology and Public
Health explaining statistical analysis was much appreciated.