Feasibility of a nonoperative management strategy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 272-279

  Minneci, Peter C ^a   Sulkowski, Jason P ^a   Nacion, Kristine M ^a   Mahida, Justin B ^a   Cooper, Jennifer N ^a   Moss, R Lawrence ^a   Deans, Katherine J ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICK LEAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904608464     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.02.031     Document Type: Article

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