Duration of postoperative intravenous antibiotics in childhood complicated appendicitis: A propensity score-matched comparison study

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 341-349

  Yu, Tzu Chieh ^a,b   Hamill, James K M ^b   Evans, Stephen M ^b   Price, Neil R ^b   Morreau, Philip N ^b   Upadhyay, Vipul A ^b   Ferguson, R Stuart ^b   Best, Emma J ^b   Hill, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

antibiotic therapy; complicated appendicitis; length of stay; postoperative complications; secondary peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLAVULANIC ACID; CREATININE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MORPHINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGRENE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NEPHROTOXICITY; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ABSCESS; COMPLICATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPENSITY SCORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84916211779     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: 1439359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1349055     Document Type: Article

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