Pediatric appendicitis in a developing country: what are the clinical predictors and outcome of perforation?

Ngim CF 1 , Quek KF 2 , Dhanoa A 3 , Khoo JJ 4 , Vellusamy M 5 , Ng CS 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Pediatrics, Johor Bahru Clinical School, Monash University Malaysia, 80100 Johor Bahru, Malaysia [email protected]
  • 2 School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, 46150 Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Microbiology, Monash University Malaysia, 46150 Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Pathology, Johor Bahru Clinical School, Monash University Malaysia, 80100 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Surgery, Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Jalan Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, Johor Bahru, 80100 Johor, Malaysia
  • 6 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Jalan Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, Johor Bahru, 80100 Johor, Malaysia
J Trop Pediatr, 2014 Dec;60(6):409-14.
PMID: 25063462 DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmu037

Abstract

This study explored the risk factors and outcomes associated with perforation in children who underwent emergency appendicectomies.

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