Impact of In-Hospital Timing to Appendectomy on Perforation Rates in Children with Appendicitis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 597-604

  Bonadio, William ^a   Brazg, Jared ^a   Telt, Nadya ^a   Pe, Marybelle ^a   Doss, Ferrin ^a   Dancy, Leah ^a   Alvarado, Maili ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

appendicitis; perforation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERAPY DELAY; TIME TO TREATMENT; ADOLESCENT; DISEASE COURSE; LENGTH OF STAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84953358680     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.04.009     Document Type: Article

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