Duration of antibiotic treatment after appendicectomy for acute complicated appendicitis

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 715-719

  Van Rossem, C C ^a   Schreinemacher, M H F ^a   Treskes, K ^a   Van Hogezand, R M ^a   Van Geloven, A A W ^a  

^a TERGOOI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84898544059     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9481     Document Type: Article

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