A national propensity score-matched analysis of emergency laparoscopic versus open abdominal surgery.
Philip H PucherH MackenzieV TuckerS J MercerPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2021)
In appropriately selected patients, laparoscopy is associated with superior outcomes compared with open emergency surgery.
Keyphrases
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