Short and long-term mortality after appendectomy in Sweden 1987 to 2006. Influence of appendectomy diagnosis, sex, age, co-morbidity, surgical method, hospital volume, and time period. A national population-based cohort study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 974-981

  Andersson, Roland E ^a,b  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885620487     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1856-x     Document Type: Review

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