Effectiveness of patient choice in nonoperative vs surgical management of pediatric uncomplicated acute appendicitis

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 408-415

  Minneci, Peter C ^a,b   Mahida, Justin B ^a,b   Lodwick, Daniel L ^a,b   Sulkowski, Jason P ^a,b   Nacion, Kristine M ^a   Cooper, Jennifer N ^a   Ambeba, Erica J ^a   Moss, R Lawrence ^a,b   Deans, Katherine J ^a,b  

^a THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN, TAZOBACTAM DRUG COMBINATION;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TREATMENT DURATION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; APPENDICITIS; COMPLICATION; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CIPROFLOXACIN; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PENICILLANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84971238339     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4534     Document Type: Article

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