Outcome Comparison between Laparoscopic and Open Appendectomy: Evidence from a Nationwide Population-Based Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Chien Che ^a   Tu, Chao Chiang ^b   Wang, Pi Chieh ^a   Lin, Herng Ching ^c   Wei, Po Li ^b,d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SURGICAL APPROACH; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREND STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHYSICIANS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880057513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068662     Document Type: Article

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