Appendicectomy at a children's hospital: What has changed over a decade?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 639-643

  Wilson, Brooke E ^a   Cheney, Lukas ^a   Patel, Bhavesh ^a   Holland, Andrew J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appendicectomy; Laparoscopic; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OPERATIVE TIME; PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84865725729     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06168.x     Document Type: Article

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