A classification system to grade all appendicitis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 665-

  Hernandez, Matthew C ^a   Shafi, Shahid ^b   Zielinski, Martin D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE SURGERY OF TRAUMA CLASSIFICATION; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85008498522     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.12.017     Document Type: Letter

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