Charesa J Smith1, Gwyneth A Sullivan1, Audra J Reiter1

  • 1Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA; Northwestern Quality Improvement, Research, & Education in Surgery, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

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周末选择性的儿科手术是不常见的和稳定的. 与平日手术相比,它们没有显示出并发症或死亡率的显著增加,尽管成本略高.

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