The surgeon on call is a strong factor determining the use of a laparoscopic approach for appendectomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1774-1777

  Cervini, P ^a   Smith, L C ^a   Urbach, D R ^a,b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Clinical decision making; Laparoscopic appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SURGERY;

EID: 0036918534     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-8521-7     Document Type: Article

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