Antibiotics and appendicitis in the pediatric population: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Outcomes and Clinical Trials Committee Systematic Review

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2181-2185

  Lee, Steven L ^a   Islam, Saleem ^b   Cassidy, Laura D ^c   Abdullah, Fizan ^d   Arca, Marjorie J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Medical College of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Appendicitis; Pediatric; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PLACEBO;

ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CITATION ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; WOUND INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049460433     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.06.038     Document Type: Article

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