Pediatric Appendicitis
- 1 June 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 114 (6) , 717-719
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370300071011
Abstract
• Of 1,640 children with acute appendicitis treated at Cook County (Illinois) Hospital between Jan 1,1957, and Dec 31, 1976, 35% had appendiceal perforation. Overall morbidity was 12.8% and mortality was 0.24%. Antibiotics, transperitoneal drainage, and delayed wound closure were used routinely in children with appendiceal perforation. Antibiotics and transperitoneal drains did not appreciably alter the incidence of intra-abdominal abscess formation. Delayed wound closure in patients with appendiceal perforation reduced the incidence of wound infection by 75%. (Arch Surg114:717-719, 1979)This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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