The influence of age, duration of symptoms and duration of operation on outcome after appendicitis in children

Danish Medical Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 7-

  Bech Larsen, Sandra Julia ^a   Lalla, Marianna ^a   Thorup, Jørgen M ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING; ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGE; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX; COMPLICATION; GANGRENE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; INFANT; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; PATHOLOGY; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATIVE TIME; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881083124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22451919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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