Appendicitis outcomes are better at resident teaching institutions: A multi-institutional analysis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 200, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 810-813

  Yaghoubian, Arezou ^a,b   De Virgilio, Christian ^a,b   Lee, Steven L ^a,b  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Resident education; Surgery residency; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650228170     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.07.028     Document Type: Article

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