Minimum postoperative antibiotic duration in advanced appendicitis in children: A review

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 838-845

  Snelling, Carolyn M H ^a   Poenaru, Dan ^a,b   Drover, John W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AIC KIJABE HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Appendicitis; Gangrenous; Infectious complications; Perforated

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; GANGRENE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 13444283564     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1280-x     Document Type: Review

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