Systematic review of level 1 evidence for laparoscopic pediatric surgery: Do our procedures comply with the requirements of evidence-based medicine?

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 474-479

  Dingemann, Jens ^a   Ure, Benno M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

children; evidence based medicine; laparoscopic surgery; meta analysis; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; ILEUS; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OPEN SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; ORCHIDOPEXY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PYELOPLASTY; PYLOROMYOTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETCHING; REVIEW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VARICOCELECTOMY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890965914     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: 1439359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1333639     Document Type: Review

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