A prospective trial of open versus laparoscopic appendicectomy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 178-180

  Sayed Hassen, A H ^a,b   Cade, R J ^a  

^a BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appendicectomy; Laparoscopy; Prospective

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030094299     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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