Time to appendectomy and risk of perforation in acute appendicitis

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 837-844

  Drake, Frederick Thurston ^a   Mottey, Neli E ^a   Farrokhi, Ellen T ^a,b   Florence, Michael G ^c   Johnson, Morris G ^d   Mock, Charles ^a   Steele, Scott R ^e   Thirlby, Richard C ^f   Flum, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Providence Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^c SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Skagit Valley Hospital   (United States)

^e MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE; SEX FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906674123     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.77     Document Type: Article

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