Comparative study between patients with acute appendicitis treated in primary care units and in emergency hospitals

Objective: To retrospectively analyze the relationship of time of care, combined with possible post-appendectomy complications, with the promptness of transfer of patients seen in Emergency Care Units (UPA) to the emergency hospital.Methods: We analyzed patients with preoperative diagnosis of acute...

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Main Authors: Thiago de Paula Bon, Patrícia Frascari, Marcos de Assis Moura, Marcus Vinicius Dantas de Campos Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912014000500341&lng=en&tlng=en