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Purpose Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen in children. Few pediatric-specific studies have described the epidemiology and demographic characteristics of this condition. The aim of this study… Click to show full abstract
Purpose Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen in children. Few pediatric-specific studies have described the epidemiology and demographic characteristics of this condition. The aim of this study was to use aggregated electronic health record (EHR) data and related analytic tools to describe the incidence and demographic characteristics of acute appendicitis among a large cohort of pediatric patients. Methods We performed a population-based, retrospective cohort study of patients who had an EHR diagnosis of appendicitis in the IBM Watson Health Explorys …
Journal Title: Pediatrics
Year Published: 2020
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