Early decisions in perforated appendicitis in children: lessons from a study of nonoperative management

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1459-1463

  Whyte, Christine ^a   Levin, Terry ^a   Harris, Burton H ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendix; Children; Perforation

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; INFUSION FLUID; MORPHINE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PAIN; PARAMETER; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OBSERVATION; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48149107376     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.11.032     Document Type: Article

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