Transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy is associated with lower costs compared to multiport laparoscopic appendectomy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1508-1512

  Kulaylat, Afif N ^a,b   Podany, Abigail B ^a   Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^b   Santos, Mary C ^a   Rocourt, Dorothy V ^a  

^a PENN STATE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Costs; Laparoscopic assisted; Single site; words

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPORT LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TRANSUMBILICAL LAPAROSCOPIC ASSISTED APPENDECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UMBILICUS;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UMBILICUS;

EID: 84908125554     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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