Svensson, JF;
Patkova, B;
Almström, M;
Naji, H;
Hall, NJ;
Eaton, S;
Pierro, A;
(2015)
Nonoperative treatment with antibiotics versus surgery for acute nonperforated appendicitis in children: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Ann Surg
, 261
(1)
67 - 71.
10.1097/SLA.0000000000000835.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of nonoperative treatment of acute nonperforated appendicitis with antibiotics in children.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Nonoperative treatment with antibiotics versus surgery for acute nonperforated appendicitis in children: a pilot randomized controlled trial. |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000835 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000000835 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivitives 3.0 License,where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially. |
| Keywords: | Abdominal Pain, Acute Disease, Adolescent, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Appendectomy, Appendicitis, Child, Child, Preschool, Ciprofloxacin, Drug Therapy, Combination, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Metronidazole, Pilot Projects, Recurrence, Thienamycins, Treatment Outcome |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Biology and Cancer Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1437271 |
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