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Laparoscopic Appendectomy Is Safer Than Open Appendectomy in an Elderly Population

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: This study describes perioperative patient safety outcomes comparing laparoscopic appendectomy with open appendectomy in the elderly population (defined as age ≥65 years) during the diffusion of laparoscopic appendectomy into widespread clinical practice. METHODS: We perfo...

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Autores principales: Ward, Nicholas T., Ramamoorthy, Sonia L., Chang, David C., Parsons, J. Kellogg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4208904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25392668
http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/JSLS.2014.00322