Laparoscopic or open appendicectomy for suspected appendicitis in pregnancy and evaluation of foetal outcome in Australia

Autor: David A. K. Watters, Stephanie B. M. Tan, Neeha Najan, Jurstine Daruwalla, Michael Bozin, G. Bruce Mann, Stephen E. Lane, Karina Vilhelm, Nicole N. Winter, Vijayaragavan Muralidharan, Glenn D. Guest, Meron Pitcher, Benjamin N. J. Thomson, David A. Clark, Michael R. Cox
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: ANZ Journal of Surgery. 87:334-338
ISSN: 1445-1433
DOI: 10.1111/ans.13750
Popis: Background: Recent data suggest that laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA) in pregnancy is associated with higher rates of foetal loss when compared to open appendicectomy (OA). However, the influence of gestational age and maternal age, both recognized risk factors for foetal loss, was not assessed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE