Laparoscopic Appendectomy Is Safer Than Open Appendectomy in an Elderly Population
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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 performed a cross-sectional analysis of patients undergoing open or laparoscopic appendectomy in the US...
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عنوان ژورنال: JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1086-8089,1938-3797
DOI: 10.4293/jsls.2014.00322