Surgery
Volume 148, Issue 4 , Pages 625-637 , October 2010

Comparison of outcomes after laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for acute appendicitis at 222 ACS NSQIP hospitals

Presented at the Central Surgical Association 2010 Annual Meeting, March 10–13, 2010, Chicago, Illinois.

  • Angela M. Ingraham, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
    • Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Angela M. Ingraham, MD, American College of Surgeons, 633 N St. Clair Street, Floor 22NE, Chicago, IL 60611.
    • ,
  • Mark E. Cohen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Timothy A. Pritts, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
    • ,
  • Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL
    • Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Thomas J. Esposito, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL

,Accepted 15 July 2010.

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 Dr Ingraham is supported by the Clinical Scholar in Residence Program at the American College of Surgeons. Dr Bilimoria is supported by a Priority Grant from Northwestern University.

 Dr Ingraham had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and accuracy of the data analysis.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.07.025

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Volume 148, Issue 4 , Pages 625-637 , October 2010

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