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- Title
Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: an analysis of outcomes in 17,199 patients using ACS/NSQIP.
- Authors
Page, Andrew J; Pollock, Jonathan D; Perez, Sebastian; Davis, S Scott; Lin, Edward; Sweeney, John F
- Abstract
The current study was undertaken to evaluate the outcomes for open and laparoscopic appendectomy using the 2008 American College of Surgeons: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS/NSQIP) Participant Use File (PUF). We hypothesized that laparoscopic appendectomy would have fewer infectious complications, superior perioperative outcomes, and decreased morbidity and mortality when compared to open appendectomy.
- Publication
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2010, Vol 14, Issue 12, p1955
- ISSN
1873-4626
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11605-010-1300-1