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| Title |
Outcomes and cost analysis of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for treatment of acute appendicitis: 4-years experience in a district hospital
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| Published in |
BMC Surgery, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2482-14-14 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Vincenzo Minutolo, Alessio Licciardello, Biagio Di Stefano, Manuel Arena, Goffredo Arena, Vincenzo Antonacci |
| Abstract |
Laparoscopic appendectomy is not yet unanimously considered the "gold standard" in the treatment of acute appendicitis because of its higher operative time, intra-abdominal abscess risk, and costs compared to open appendectomy. This study aimed to compare outcomes and cost of laparoscopic and open appendectomy in a district hospital. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Spain | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 123 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 123 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 11% |
| Researcher | 12 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 32 | 26% |
| Unknown | 23 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 83 | 67% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | 4% |
| Unknown | 26 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 September 2018.
All research outputs
#13,406,705
of 22,751,628 outputs
Outputs from BMC Surgery
#220
of 1,317 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#109,948
of 223,393 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Surgery
#2
of 7 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,317 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 1.8. This one has done well, scoring higher than 82% of its peers.
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