Laparoscopic appendectomy: An unnecessary and expensive prodedure in children?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 310-317

  Little, Danny C ^a   Custer, Monford D ^a   May, Brett H ^a   Blalock, Shannon E ^a   Cooney, Donald R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic appendectomy; Prospective randomized

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TROCAR; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 0036185354     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.30841     Document Type: Article

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