Treatment of perforated appendicitis in children: What is the cost?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1177-1184

  Dennett, Kate V ^a   Tracy, Sarah ^a   Fisher, Sharon ^a   Charron, Gisele ^a   Zurakowski, David ^a   Calvert, Catherine E ^a   Chen, Catherine ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Hospital costs; Indirect costs; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; BOSTON; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84862490559     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.03.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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