Nonoperative treatment with antibiotics versus surgery for acute nonperforated appendicitis in children

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-71

  Svensson, Jan F ^a,b   Patkova, Barbora ^a,b   Almström, Markus ^a,b   Naji, Hussein ^a,b   Hall, Nigel J ^c,d   Eaton, Simon ^c,e   Pierro, Agostino ^d   Wester, Tomas ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Appendicitis; Children; Randomized controlled trial; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; THIENAMYCIN DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ACUTE NONPERFORATED APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SWEDEN; ACUTE DISEASE; APPENDICITIS; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE; THIENAMYCINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928957532     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000835     Document Type: Article

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