Standardized patient care guidelines reduce infectious morbidity in appendectomy patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 608-613

  Helmer, Kenneth S ^a   Robinson, Emily K ^a   Lally, Kevin P ^a   Vasquez, J C ^a   Kwong, Karen L ^a   Liu, Terrence H ^a   Mercer, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Antibiotics; Appendectomy; Perforated appendix; Secondary infectious peritonitis; Surgical complication

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GANGRENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036295705     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)00860-7     Document Type: Article

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