Pediatric surgical technique: Laparoscopic or open approach? A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-77

  Billingham, Mathew James ^a   Basterfield, S J ^b  

^a GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evidence based medicine; laparoscopic surgery; meta analysis; open surgery; pediatric surgery

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LITERATURE; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEER REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956636390     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1241871     Document Type: Review

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