Antibiotic therapy for appendicitis in patients aged ≥80 years

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 562-564

  Park, Hyoung Chul ^a   Kim, Min Jeong ^a   Lee, Bong Hwa ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aged over 80 years; Antibiotic therapy; Appendicitis; Elderly patients

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; ILEUS; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED OVER 80 YEARS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; ELDERLY PATIENTS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CEPHALOSPORINS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901585251     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.01.018     Document Type: Article

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