Risk of perforation increases with delay in recognition and surgery for acute appendicitis

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 723-729

  Papandria, Dominic ^a   Goldstein, Seth D ^a   Rhee, Daniel ^a   Salazar, Jose H ^a   Arlikar, Jamir ^a   Gorgy, Amany ^a   Ortega, Gezzer ^a   Zhang, Yiyi ^a   Abdullah, Fizan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Appendectomy; Delayed operation; Kids' Inpatient Database; National Inpatient Sample; Perforated appendicitis; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAY HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; DELAYED OPERATION; KIDS' INPATIENT DATABASE; NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE; PERFORATED APPENDICITIS; SURGICAL OUTCOMES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883896724     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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