Treatment of elderly patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, even with comorbidity, at home

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 430-432

  Rodríguez Cerrillo, Matilde ^a   Poza Montoro, Ana ^a   Fernandez Diaz, Eddita ^a   Matesanz David, Mayra ^a   Iñurrieta Romero, Amaia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Ertapenem; Hospital at home

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM; ERTAPENEM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENESCENCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; COMORBIDITY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NURSES, COMMUNITY HEALTH; OUTPATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879099190     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.03.016     Document Type: Article

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