Antibiotic therapy and interval appendectomy for perforated appendicitis in children: A selective approach

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 917-922

  Emil, Sherif ^a   Duong, Son ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTETAN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; APPENDICITIS; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35848954952     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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