Predictors of appendiceal perforation in an equal access system

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 87-92

  Walker, Avery ^a   Hatch, Quinton ^a   Drake, Thurston ^b   Nelson, Daniel W ^a   Fitzpatrick, Emilie ^a   Bingham, Jason ^a   Black, George ^a   Maykel, Justin A ^c   Steele, Scott R ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Race; Rank; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SOCIAL STATUS; TEMPERATURE; VERY ELDERLY;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; RACE; RANK; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84902282657     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.02.028     Document Type: Article

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