Mortality from acute appendicitis is associated with complex disease and co-morbidity

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 7-8, 2015, Pages 521-524

  Wysocki, Arkadiusz Peter ^a   Allen, Jennifer ^a   Rey Conde, Therese ^a   North, John B ^a  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

Author keywords

Appendicectomy; Appendicitis; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; AUSTRALIA; COLON RESECTION; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; AUSTRALIA; COLECTOMY; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84937924473     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ans.12829     Document Type: Article

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