The utility of peritoneal drains in children with uncomplicated perforated appendicitis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 548-550

  Tander, B ^a,b   Pektas, O ^b   Bulut, M ^b  

^a Sisli Children's Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b Sisli Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drainage; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NETILMICIN; ORNIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERITONEAL FLUID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

APPENDICITIS; CHILD; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142152201     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-003-1029-y     Document Type: Article

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