Effect of delay to operation on outcomes in adults with acute appendicitis

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 886-892

  Ingraham, Angela M ^a,c   Cohen, Mark E ^a   Bilimoria, Karl Y ^b   Ko, Clifford Y ^a,d   Hall, Bruce L ^e   Russell, Thomas R ^f   Nathens, Avery B ^g  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL RISK; THERAPY DELAY; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957033338     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.184     Document Type: Article

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