Does an Acute Surgical Model increase the rate of negative appendicectomy or perforated appendicitis?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 744-747

  Brockman, Stephen F ^a   Scott, Steel ^a   Guest, Glenn D ^a   Stupart, Douglas A ^a   Ryan, Shannon ^a   Watters, David A K ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute Surgical Model; Appendectomy; Emergency surgery; Negative appendicectomy; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE SURGICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVE APPENDICECTOMY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE SURGICAL MODEL; APPENDECTOMY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; NEGATIVE APPENDICECTOMY; PERFORATED APPENDICITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885174991     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ans.12211     Document Type: Article

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