Hospital-and patient-level characteristics and the risk of appendiceal rupture and negative appendectomy in children
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In brief
In brief
Analysis of hospital and patient factors associated with appendiceal rupture rates and negative appendectomy in pediatric populations using the PHIS administrative database. Study examines variation in surgical outcomes across 36 US pediatric hospitals to identify disparities and quality improvement opportunities.
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… Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS), an administrative database that contains inpatient and selected outpatient data from 36 not-for-profit, freestanding US pediatric … to surgery, …
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