Current management of complicated appendicitis in children.

Creator(s)

G W. Holcomb III, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Shawn D. St Peter, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2012

Identifier

DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1320016

Abstract

The optimal management for children with complicated appendicitis remains unclear. However, our group has been interested in this disease, and has initiated several prospective randomized trials looking at various aspects of the care of these patients. In this article, we will discuss our definition of perforated appendicitis and how it was derived. We will also discuss a prospective randomized trial looking at the optimal antibiotic regimen and its relative place in the literature as well the data we have generated on the length of antibiotic therapy. We will also review the available data on the timing and necessity of appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. Finally, we will discuss the management of the difficult subset of patients who present with a well-defined abscess.

Journal Title

European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie

Volume

22

Issue

3

First Page

207

Last Page

212

MeSH Keywords

Abdominal Abscess; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Child; Drug Administration Schedule; Humans; Surgical Wound Infection

Recommended Citation

Holcomb, G. W., St Peter, S. D. Current management of complicated appendicitis in children. European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie 22, 207-212 (2012).