Risk of complications and 30-day mortality after laparoscopic and open apendectomy in a Danishregion, 1998-2007; a population-based study of 18,426 patients

Polski Przeglad Chirurgiczny/ Polish Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 395-400

  Bregendahl, Sidse ^a   Nørgaard, Mette ^a   Laurberg, Søren ^a   Jepsen, Peter ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Complications; Laparoscopic appendectomy; Mortality; Open appendectomy

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENMARK; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MORTALITY; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888882375     PISSN: 0032373X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/pjs-2013-0060     Document Type: Article

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