Hyponatremia as a predictor of complicated appendicitis in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Asian J Surg. 2022 Oct;45(10):2009-2011. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.04.058. Epub 2022 Apr 27.

Authors

Weihua Zhan¹, Wensheng Deng², Yujun Liu³, Shaoguang Feng⁴

Affiliations

¹ Ecology and Health Institute, Hangzhou Vocational ＆Technical College, Hangzhou, China.
² Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi. China.
³ Department of Pediatrics, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, China.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hangzhou Children's Hospital. Hangzhou, China. Electronic address: pediasurgeryfeng@163.com.

PMID: 35490069
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.04.058

No abstract available

Keywords: Complicated appendicitis; Diagnosis; Hyponatremia; Meta-analysis.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Appendectomy
Appendicitis* / complications
Appendicitis* / diagnosis
Appendicitis* / surgery
Child
Humans
Hyponatremia* / complications
Hyponatremia* / etiology