A dynamic postoperative protocol provides efficient care for pediatric patients with non-ruptured appendicitis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 149-152

  Skarda, David E ^a   Schall, Kathy ^a   Rollins, Michael ^a   Andrews, Seth ^a   Olson, Jared ^a   Greene, Tom ^b   McFadden, Molly ^b   Thorell, Emily A ^b   Barnhart, Doug ^a   Meyers, Rebecka ^a   Scaife, Eric ^a  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Cost; Length of stay; Non ruptured; Pediatric; Protocol

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON RUPTURED APPENDICITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 84922554569     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.10.032     Document Type: Article

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