Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: Is the postoperative infectious complication rate different?

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 813-815

  Hoehne, Francesca ^a   Ozaeta, Maria ^a   Sherman, Bill ^a   Miani, Peter ^a   Taylor, Edward ^a  

^a KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33644957462     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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