Browning, Neil2016-12-122016-12-121991Browning, Neil (1991) The role of planned relook laparotomy in the management of severe intra-abdominal infection in an experimental rat model, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/21521>http://hdl.handle.net/10539/21521A Research Report submitted to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Medicine in the discipline of surgery 1991Severe intra-abdominal infection (IAI) carries a high mortality. Methods of treatment such as radical peritonaal debridement, continuos post-operative lavage and local intra-peritonaal instillation of anti-biotics have not improved. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version]Online resource (132 leaves)enLaparotomyAbdomen--SurgeryBacterial InfectionsThesis