Laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis is more favorable for patients with comorbidities, the elderly, and those with complicated appendicitis: A nationwide population-based study

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2932-2942

  Yeh, Chun Chieh ^a,b   Wu, Shih Chi ^a   Liao, Chien Chang ^a,b,c   Su, Li Ting ^a,b   Hsieh, Chi Hsun ^a   Li, Tsai Chung ^a,b,d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Complicated appendicitis; Cost; Elderly; Laparoscopic appendectomy; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; TAIWAN;

EID: 80055067853     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1645-x     Document Type: Article

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