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Title
Hospital- and patient-level characteristics and the risk of appendiceal rupture and negative appendectomy in children.
Authors
Ponsky, Todd A; Huang, Zhihuan J; Kittle, Kory; Eichelberger, Martin R; Gilbert, James C; Brody, Fredrick; Newman, Kurt D
Abstract
The rates of appendiceal rupture and negative appendectomy in children remain high despite efforts to reduce them. Both outcomes are used as measures of hospital quality. Little is known about the factors that influence these rates.