Perforated appendicitis in children: Is there a best treatment?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1520-1524

  Meier, Donald E ^a   Guzzetta, P C ^b   Barber, R G ^b   Hynan, L S ^b   Seetharamaiah, R ^b  

^a CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Evidence based management; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0141958050     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00549-9     Document Type: Article

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