Two versus five days of antibiotics after appendectomy for complex acute appendicitis (APPIC): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  van den Boom, Anne Loes ^a   de Wijkerslooth, Elisabeth M L ^a   van Rosmalen, Joost ^a   Beverdam, Frédérique H ^b   Boerma, Evert Jan G ^c   Boermeester, Marja A ^d   Bosmans, Joanna W A M ^c   Burghgraef, Thijs A ^e   Consten, Esther C J ^e   Dawson, Imro ^f   Dekker, Jan Willem T ^g   Emous, Marloes ^b   van Geloven, Anna A W ^b   Go, Peter M N Y H ^h   Heijnen, Luc A ⁱ   Huisman, Sander A ^b   Jean Pierre, Dayanara ^c   de Jonge, Joske ^b   Kloeze, Jurian H ^j   Koopmanschap, Marc A ^k   Langeveld, Hester R ^a   Luyer, Misha D P ^l   Melles, Damian C ^a   Mouton, Johan W ^a   van der Ploeg, Augustinus P T ^m   Poelmann, Floris B ^b   Ponten, Jeroen E H ^l   van Rossem, Charles C ^m   Schreurs, Wilhelmina H ⁱ   Shapiro, Joël ^f   Steenvoorde, Pascal ^j   Toorenvliet, Boudewijn R ⁿ   Verhelst, Joost ⁿ   Versteegh, Hendt P ^g   Wijnen, Rene M H ^a   Wijnhoven, Bas P L ^a   more..

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Biostatistics ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f IJSSELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^h ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Northwest Clinics   (Netherlands)

^j MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^k Erasmus University Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^l CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^m Medisch Spectrum Twente ^*  (Netherlands)

ⁿ IKAZIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

more..

Author keywords

.; Acute appendicitis; Antibiotic prophylaxis; Complex appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT DURATION; APPENDICITIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; EQUIVALENCE TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NETHERLANDS; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE IV AS TOPIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COSTS; EQUIVALENCE TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85046404188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2629-0     Document Type: Article

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