Antibiotics and postoperative abscesses in complicated appendicitis: Is there any association?

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 615-618

  Ong, Caroline C P ^a   Chan, T K N ^a   Chui, C H ^a   Jacobsen, A S ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Complicated appendicitis; Perforated appendicitis; Postoperative abscess; Postoperative infection

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 51349103799     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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