Discussion of: "Outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy can be successfully performed for uncomplicated appendicitis: A Southwestern Surgical Congress multicenter trial"

Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1010-1011. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.10.003. Epub 2017 Oct 5.

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¹ Baylor Scott & White Healthcare, Dallas, TX, USA. Electronic address: richard.frazee@bswhealth.org.
² Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, USA.
³ Baylor Scott & White Healthcare, Dallas, TX, USA.
⁴ University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
⁵ Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
⁶ Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

PMID: 29079020
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.10.003

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MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Appendectomy*
Appendicitis / surgery*
Humans
Laparoscopy
Length of Stay
Outpatients
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome