Comparison of intraabdominal abscess formation after laparoscopic and open appendicectomies in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 317-321

  Nataraja, Ramesh M ^a   Teague, Warwick J ^b   Galea, Julie ^a   Moore, Lynette ^b   Haddad, Munther J ^a   Tsang, Thomas ^c   Khurana, Sanjeev ^b   Clarke, Simon A ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appendicectomy; Appendicitis; Intraabdominal abscess; Laparoscopic technique

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CHEST INFECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDICECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN APPENDICECTOMY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRAINAGE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NECROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUPPURATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84856855999     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.11.023     Document Type: Article

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