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Appendicitis is the most common reason children undergo emergency general surgery. Worse appendicitis outcomes have been demonstrated in rural, lower socioeconomic, and indigenous populations. These findings are hypothesised to be… Click to show full abstract
Appendicitis is the most common reason children undergo emergency general surgery. Worse appendicitis outcomes have been demonstrated in rural, lower socioeconomic, and indigenous populations. These findings are hypothesised to be a result of differential access and delay in presentation to hospital. However, no qualitative study has investigated why prehospital delay may exist.
Keywords:
barriers rural;
new zealand;
parents paediatric;
rural new;
zealand parents;
prehospital barriers
Journal Title: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: ANZ Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2021
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