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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
2
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1998-7-7
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| pubmed:abstractText |
To determine if perforation rate is a function of delayed diagnosis or delayed presentation in childhood acute appendicitis we performed a retrospective casenote review of 101 consecutive children undergoing emergency appendicectomy over a 12-month period. The perforation rate was 7% in those children presenting with symptoms of 1 day or less and was significantly greater (33%, Chi 2 = 9.45, P < 0.01) in those who had had symptoms for more than 1 day at presentation. There was no difference in in-hospital delay between the groups. A high perforation rate was found to be a feature of delayed presentation.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Apr
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| pubmed:issn |
0035-8835
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
43
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
101-2
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Acute Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Appendicitis,
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Intestinal Perforation,
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Rupture, Spontaneous,
pubmed-meshheading:9621533-Time Factors
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| pubmed:year |
1998
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Perforation rate relates to delayed presentation in childhood acute appendicitis.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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