Trends in diagnostic approaches for pediatric appendicitis: nationwide population-based study

• Main Authors: Chih-Cheng Luo (Author), Wen-Kuei Chien (Author), Chen-Sheng Huang (Author), Hung-Chieh Lo (Author), Sheng-Mao Wu (Author), Hung-Chang Huang (Author), Ray-Jade Chen (Author), Hsun-Chin Chao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To define the benefits of different methods for diagnosis of pediatric appendicitis in Taiwan, a nationwide cohort study was used for analysis. Methods We identified 44,529 patients under 18 years old who had been hospitalized with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis between 2003 a...