Early discharge after appendicectomy in children

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 465-467

  Velhote, Carlos Eduardo Prieto ^a,b   De Oliveira Velhote, Tais Franco ^a   Velhote, Manoel Carlos Prieto ^a   Moura, Dalvo Crivelenti ^a  

^a Children's Institute   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

'Day care' surgery; Ambulatory surgery; Appendicectomy; Appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ABSCESS; SURGICAL RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032806837     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241599750006712     Document Type: Article

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