Long-term outcomes of patients with nonsurgically managed uncomplicated appendicitis

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 218, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 905-913

  McCutcheon, Brandon A ^a   Chang, David C ^a   Marcus, Logan P ^a   Inui, Tazo ^a   Noorbakhsh, Abraham ^a   Schallhorn, Craig ^a   Parina, Ralitza ^a   Salazar, Francesca R ^a   Talamini, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; ICD-9; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CALIFORNIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898819300     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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