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OPERATION OUVERTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- open operation
1, record 1, English, open%20operation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- open surgery 2, record 1, English, open%20surgery
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A surgical procedure by which, as a result of the incision, internal organs and tissues become exposed to view. 1, record 1, English, - open%20operation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"open surgery": Taken from PASCAL database. 2, record 1, English, - open%20operation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chirurgie ouverte
1, record 1, French, chirurgie%20ouverte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chirurgie à ciel ouvert 2, record 1, French, chirurgie%20%C3%A0%20ciel%20ouvert
correct, feminine noun
- opération à ciel ouvert 3, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ration%20%C3%A0%20ciel%20ouvert
correct, feminine noun
- opération ouverte 4, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ration%20ouverte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en chirurgie ouverte, la plaie risque d'être infectée par des micro-organismes véhiculés par l'air ou par le contenu des viscères. 1, record 1, French, - chirurgie%20ouverte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les avantages de la technique d'Agee se retrouvent surtout au cours des 3 premiers mois post-opératoires par rapport à la chirurgie à ciel ouvert. Cette technique permet notamment une reprise plus rapide du travail et des activités quotidiennes. [...] Il faut convertir en chirurgie à ciel ouvert si l'orifice d'entrée est obstrué, si on ne voit pas correctement la face profonde du LAAC [ligament annulaire antérieur du carpe] [ou] si on a un doute ou une mauvaise vision. 2, record 1, French, - chirurgie%20ouverte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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