Prolonged length of stay and many readmissions after appendectomy

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Johansen, LarsS Søndergaard ^a   Thorup, Jørgen Mogens ^a   Rasmussen, Lars ^b   Hussain, Zubair Butt ^c   Kehlet, Henrik ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Sundhedsstyrelsen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79960034960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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