Comparison of pediatric appendicitis outcomes between teaching and nonteaching hospitals

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 894-897

  Lee, Steven L ^a   Shekherdimian, Shant ^a   Chiu, Vicki Y ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Pediatric appendicitis; Resident education; Teaching hospital

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOS ANGELES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951567191     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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