Optimum duration of prophylactic antibiotics in acute non-perforated appendicitis

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 425-428

  Mui, Lik Man ^a   Ng, Calvin S H ^a   Wong, Simon K H ^a   Lam, Yuk Hoi ^a   Fung, Terence M K ^a   Fok, Kar Lung ^a   Chung, Sydney S C ^a   Ng, Enders K W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acute appendicitis; Duration; Prophylactic antibiotic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CEFUROXIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREMEDICATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21244476389     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03397.x     Document Type: Article

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