A complete course of intravenous antibiotics vs a combination of intravenous and oral antibiotics for perforated appendicitis in children: a prospective, randomized trial

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1198-1202

  Fraser, Jason D ^a   Aguayo, Pablo ^a   Leys, Charles M ^a   Keckler, Scott J ^a   Newland, Jason G ^a   Sharp, Susan W ^a   Murphy, John P ^a   Snyder, Charles L ^a   Sharp, Ronald J ^a   Andrews, Walter S ^a   Holcomb III, George W ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a   St Peter, Shawn D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic regimen; Children; Discharge; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; APPENDICITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROSCOPY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953857074     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.090     Document Type: Article

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