Incarceration rates in pediatric inguinal hernia: do not trust the coding

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1007-1011

  Gholoum, Suad ^a   Baird, Robert ^a   Laberge, Jean Martin ^a   Puligandla, Pramod S ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elective surgery; ICD 10; Incarceration; Pediatric inguinal hernia; Wait time

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; QUEBEC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77951589126     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.033     Document Type: Article

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