Effect of the introduction of an emergency general surgery service on outcomes from appendicectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Suen, K ^a   Hayes, I P ^a   Thomson, B N J ^a   Shedda, S ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME TO TREATMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84890498158     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9320     Document Type: Article

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