Pediatric negative appendectomy rate: Trend, predictors, and differentials

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-20

  Oyetunji, Tolulope A ^a   Ong'Uti, Sharon K ^a   Bolorunduro, Oluwaseyi B ^a   Cornwell III, Edward E ^a   Nwomeh, Benedict C ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

appendicitis; negative appendectomy; pediatric

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTESTINAL FIXATION ANOMALY; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; MORTALITY; NEGATIVE APPENDECTOMY RATE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84857052793     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.04.046     Document Type: Article

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