Trends in the management of pediatric peritonsillar abscess infections in the U.S., 2000-2009

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 527-531

  Qureshi, Hannan ^a   Ference, Elisabeth ^a   Novis, Sarah ^b   Pritchett, Cedric V ^a,c   Smith, Stephanie Shintani ^a   Schroeder, James W ^a,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP); Kids' inpatient database (KID); Peritonsillar abscess; Quinsy tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TONSILLECTOMY; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HOSPITALIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924046853     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.01.021     Document Type: Article

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