Predicting outcome after appendicectomy

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-65

  Kell, Malcolm R ^a   Power, K ^a   Winter, D C ^a   Power, C ^a   Shields, C ^a   Kirwan, W O ^a   Redmond, H P ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERITONEUM EXUDATE; PERITONITIS; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0043023784     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02915248     Document Type: Article

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