Risk factors for the development of abdominal abscess following operation for perforated appendicitis in children: A multicenter case-control study

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 236-241

  Henry, Marion C W ^a   Walker, Angela ^b   Silverman, Bonnie L ^a   Gollin, Gerald ^c   Islam, Saleem ^d   Sylvester, Karl ^e   Moss, R Lawrence ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33947380166     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.3.236     Document Type: Article

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