Comparison of pediatric appendectomy outcomes between pediatric surgeons and general surgery residents

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-190

  Mizrahi, Ido ^a   Mazeh, Haggi ^a   Levy, Yair ^a   Karavani, Gilad ^a   Ghanem, Muhammad ^a   Armon, Yaron ^a   Vromen, Amos ^a   Eid, Ahmed ^a   Udassin, Raphael ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; General surgery; Outcomes; Pediatric surgeons; Residents

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON;

APPENDECTOMY; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875217178     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.04.021     Document Type: Article

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