[Gas gangrene after abdominal surgery].
This is a report on nine cases of gas-gangrene which developped after abdominal surgery. In five patients the diagnosis was made at the bedside, three of these patients survived. Cardinal symptoms were rapid deterioration of the general condition, severe pain around the incision, tachycardia, and the appearance of jaundice along with a fall of the hemoglobin.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications
Gasbrand nach Eingriffen im Abdomen.