TY - GEN AU - Liese,Juliane AU - Halbinger,Thomas M AU - Ulrich,Frank AU - Bechstein,Wolf O AU - Strey,Christoph W TI - Appendicitis-the balance between cost effectiveness and safety remains challenging SN - 1435-2451 PY - 2014///1218 KW - Adolescent KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Appendectomy KW - economics KW - Appendicitis KW - diagnostic imaging KW - Cost-Benefit Analysis KW - Female KW - Hospital Costs KW - statistics & numerical data KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Patient Safety KW - Retrospective Studies KW - Tomography, X-Ray Computed KW - Unnecessary Procedures N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-014-1179-5 ER -