Acute uncomplicated appendicitis: Case time of day influences hospital length of stay

Surgical Infections

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-69

  Crandall, Marie ^a   Shapiro, Michael B ^a   Worley, Marci ^a   West, Michael A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; TIME;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67649544598     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2008.0004     Document Type: Article

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