Can oral metronidazole substitute parenteral drug therapy in acute appendicitis? A new policy in the management of simple or complicated appendicitis with localized peritonitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 411-416

  Banani, S Abbas ^a,b   Talei, Abdolrasool ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTIZOXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; CEFTIZOXIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUPPURATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032944021     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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