Obesity does not impact outcomes for appendicitis

American Surgeon

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 254-257

  Deugarte, Daniel A ^a   Stark, Rebecca ^b   Kaji, Amy H ^b   Yaghoubian, Arezou ^b   Tolan, A M Y ^b   Lee, Steven L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863181128     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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