Randomized clinical trial of antibiotic therapy versus appendicectomy as primary treatment of acute appendicitis in unselected patients

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 473-481

  Hansson, J ^a   Korner U ^a   Khorram Manesh, A ^b   Solberg, A ^a   Lundholm, K ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Kungalv Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DISEASE; HERNIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MYCOSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SICK LEAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65249160142     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6482     Document Type: Article

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