Comparison of antibiotic therapy and appendectomy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children a meta-analysis

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 426-434

  Huang, Libin ^a   Yin, Yuan ^a   Yang, Lie ^a   Wang, Cun ^a   Li, Yuan ^a   Zhou, Zongguang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISABILITY; GANGRENE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE ILEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85018725990     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.0057     Document Type: Article

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