Gastroschisis: Small hole, big cost

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1669-1672

  Sydorak, R M ^a,b,c   Nijagal, A ^a,b,c   Sbragia, L ^a,b,c   Hirose, S ^a,b,c   Tsao, K ^a,b,c   Phibbs, R H ^a,b,c   Schmitt, S K ^a,b,c   Lee, H ^a,b,c   Farmer, D L ^a,b,c   Harrison, M R ^a,b,c   Albanese, Craig T ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Surgery   (Brazil)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall defect; Cost; Gastroschisis; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINOPLASTY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROSCHISIS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 0036894580     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.36689     Document Type: Conference Paper

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