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Risk factors associated with perforated acute appendicitis in geriatric emergency patients

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with perforated acute appendicitis in geriatric patients at the emergency department (ED). PATIENTS AND METHODS: The medical records of 223 consecutive patients aged >60 years with acute appendicitis between 2006 and 2017 were re...

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Autores principales: Tantarattanapong, Siriwimon, Arwae, Nuraianee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6174914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30323692
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAEM.S173930