Is hyperbilirubinaemia in appendicitis a better predictor of perforation than c-reactive protein? - a prospective study

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 265-272

  Beltran, Marcelo A ^a   Mendez, Pedro E ^a   Barrera, Rodrigo E ^a   Contreras, Mario A ^a   Wilson, Christian S ^a   Cortes, Victor J ^a   Cruces, Karina S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Hepatic dysfunction in sepsis; Hyperbilirubinaemia; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449522259     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: 09739793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-009-0074-8     Document Type: Article

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