Effect of pediatric surgical practice on the treatment of children with appendicitis

Pediatrics

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1298-1301

  Kokoska, Evan R ^a   Minkes, Robert K ^b   Silen, Mark L ^c   Langer, Jacob C ^d   Tracy Jr , Thomas F ^e   Snyder, Charles L ^f   Dillon, Patrick A ^b   Weber, Thomas R ^a  

^a Cardinal Glennon Hospital   (United States)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Children; Managed care; Specialization; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MISSOURI; PEDIATRICS; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0035003736     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.107.6.1298     Document Type: Article

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