Is it safe? appendectomies at night at a low-volume center

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-201

  Hall, Andrew B ^a   Freeman, Theresa ^a   Banks, Shane ^a  

^a USAF Medical Center Keesler   (United States)

Author keywords

appendectomy; complications; low volume; retrospective; time

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER RUPTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NIGHT WORK; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79953879389     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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