Nonoperative treatment of acute appendicitis in children: A feasibility study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 111-116

  Hartwich, Joseph ^a   Luks, Francois I ^a   Watson Smith, Debra ^a   Kurkchubasche, Arlet G ^a   Muratore, Christopher S ^a   Wills, Hale E ^a   Tracy, Thomas F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Cost utility analysis; Nonoperative treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN, TAZOBACTAM DRUG COMBINATION;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE MONTH; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; RECURRENCE RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE; ACUTE DISEASE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; APPENDICITIS; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; BETA-LACTAMASE INHIBITORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84952909705     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.10.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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