Sex differences in the treatment and outcome of emergency general surgery

BACKGROUND: Sociodemographic characteristics, such as sex, have been shown to influence health care delivery. Acute care surgery models are effective in decreasing mortality and morbidity after emergency surgeries, but sex-based differences in delivery and outcomes have not been explored. Our object...

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Autores principales: Rucker, Diana, Warkentin, Lindsey M., Huynh, Hanhmi, Khadaroo, Rachel G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6827895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31682610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224278