Treatment of suspected acute perforated appendicitis with antibiotics and interval appendectomy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 447-450

  Nazarey, Pradeep P ^a   Stylianos, Steven ^a,b   Velis, Evelio ^c   Triana, Jason ^a   Diana Zerpa, Jeannette ^a   Pasaron, Raquel ^a   Stylianos, Vanessa ^a   Malvezzi, Leopoldo ^a   Knight, Colin ^a   Burnweit, Cathy ^a  

^a MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute perforated appendicitis; Interval appendectomy; Nonoperative management

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG COMBINATION; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS ABSCESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG ADULT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMPLICATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; FEVER; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; PERITONITIS; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEVER; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; PATIENT READMISSION; PENICILLANIC ACID; PERITONITIS; PIPERACILLIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896502524     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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