Standardization of care for pediatric perforated appendicitis improves outcomes

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1916-1920

  Yousef, Yasmine ^a   Youssef, Fouad ^a   Homsy, Michael ^a   Dinh, Trish ^a   Pandya, Kartikey ^a   Stagg, Hayden ^a   Baird, Robert ^a   Laberge, Jean Martin ^a   Poenaru, Dan ^a   Puligandla, Pramod ^a   Shaw, Kenneth ^a   Emil, Sherif ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Perforated appendicitis; Postoperative abscess; Standardization; Treatment protocol

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85029480894     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.08.054     Document Type: Article

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