Acute generalized peritonitis in African children: Assessment of severity of illness using modified APACHE II score

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 275-279

  Adesunkanmi, A R K ^a   Oseni, S A ^a   Adejuyigbe, O ^a   Agbakwuru, E A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute peritonitis; African children; Modified APACHE II; Severity assessment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; APACHE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERITONITIS; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; APACHE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERITONITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0037680193     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.t01-1-02608.x     Document Type: Article

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