A cost-effective technique for laparoscopic appendectomy: Outcomes and costs of a case-control prospective single-operator study of 112 unselected consecutive cases of complicated acute appendicitis

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Di Saverio, Salomone ^a,d   Mandrioli, Matteo ^a   Sibilio, Andrea ^a   Smerieri, Nazareno ^a   Lombardi, Raffaele ^a   Catena, Fausto ^b   Ansaloni, Luca ^c   Tugnoli, Gregorio ^a   Masetti, Michele ^a   Jovine, Elio ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Hospital Maggiore of Parma   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894344223     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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