Erratum: Current trends in the management of acute appendicitis (Ir J Med Sci (2008) 177:121-125 DOI 10.1007/s11845-008-0116-4);Current trends in the management of acute appendicitis

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-125

  Ng, S ^a   Fleming, F J ^a   Drumm, J ^a   Waldron, D ^a   Grace, P A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Laparoscopic; Negative appendectomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; OPIATE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ERUPTION; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRELAND; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LARYNX SPASM; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREND STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 43749122046     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-008-0207-2     Document Type: Erratum

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