Risk of acute appendicitis in and around pregnancy: a population-based cohort study from England

Objective: To determine the absolute and relative risk of acute appendicitis during the antepartum and postpartum periods compared with the time outside pregnancy among women of childbearing age. Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common nonobstetric surgical emergency during pregnancy....

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Main Authors: Zingone, Fabiana, Sultan, Alyshah Abdul, Humes, David, West, Joe
Format: Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32579/