Antibiotic therapy in pediatric acute appendicitis: Compliance with local protocol to reduce antibiotic overuse
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Antibiotic Therapy as Single Treatment of Acute Appendicitis
BACKGROUND Appendectomy has been the established treatment of acute appendicitis during the last century, regarded as a simple and safe procedure, although hampered with postoperative complications and increased standard mortality. Modern research has indicated that selected patients with acute appendicitis can be treated by antibiotic therapy alone. The aim of this thesis was therefore to expl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives de Pédiatrie
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0929-693X
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2020.04.001