To drain or not to drain: An analysis of abscess drains in the treatment of appendicitis with abscess

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 455-458

  Gasior, Alessandra C ^a   Knott, E Marty ^a   Ostlie, Daniel J ^a   St Peter, Shawn D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Appendicitis; Drainage; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER PERFORATION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892931563     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-013-3262-3     Document Type: Article

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