Emergency appendicectomy in Australia: findings from a multicentre, prospective study

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 656-660

  Arthur, Thomas ^a,b   Gartrell, Richard ^c   Manoharan, Bavahuna ^d   Parker, David ^a  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

appendicectomy; audit; laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85022069804     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ans.14088     Document Type: Article

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