A systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of published randomized clinical trials comparing early versus interval appendectomy for children with perforated appendicitis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 649-655

  Duggan, Eileen M ^a   Marshall, Andre P ^a   Weaver, Katrina L ^b   St Peter, Shawn D ^b   Tice, Jamie ^a   Wang, Li ^a   Choi, Leena ^a   Blakely, Martin L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Interval appendectomy; Intra abdominal abscess; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADVERSE OUTCOME; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EVALUATION STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVAL APPENDECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME TO TREATMENT; WOUND INFECTION; APPENDICITIS; MEDICAL RECORD; PROCEDURES; RUPTURE; TIME FACTOR;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84966661199     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-016-3897-y     Document Type: Article

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