Surgical management of pediatric adhesive bowel obstruction

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 917-920

  Lee, Justin ^a   Tashjian, David B ^a   Moriarty, Kevin P ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL PUNCTURE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LACERATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869040036     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2012.0069     Document Type: Article

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