Reduction of Surgical Site Infections in Pediatric Patients with Complicated Appendicitis: Utilization of Antibiotic Stewardship Principles and Quality Improvement Methodology

Implementation of an evidence-based protocol after appendectomy reduces unnecessary antibiotics

(2020) Avery C. Rossidis et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Clinical Practice Guideline Nonadherence and Patient Outcomes in Pediatric Appendicitis

(2020) Dalya M. Ferguson et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

An Evidence-Based Care Protocol Improves Outcomes and Decreases Cost in Pediatric Appendicitis

(2020) Sidrah Khan et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Reducing Piperacillin and Tazobactam Use for Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis

(2020) Talal B. Seddik et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Intraoperative cultures during appendectomy in children are poor predictors of pathogens and resistance patterns in cultures from postoperative abscesses

(2019) Martin Dahlberg et al.   PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL

Comparative Effectiveness of Ceftriaxone plus Metronidazole versus Anti-Pseudomonal Antibiotics for Perforated Appendicitis in Children

(2019) Rana F. Hamdy et al.   Surgical Infections

Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in pediatric patients with complicated appendicitis: a meta-analysis

(2019) Zhi Xuan Low et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

Splitting hairs and challenging guidelines: Defining the role of perioperative antibiotics in pediatric appendicitis patients

(2019) Kimberly K Somers et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Intravenous versus intravenous/oral antibiotics for perforated appendicitis in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2019) Chuan Wang et al.   BMC Pediatrics

Early versus late surgical management of complicated appendicitis in children: A statewide database analysis with one-year follow-up

(2018) Saurabh Saluja et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Streptococcus anginosus is associated with postoperative intraabdominal collections in appendicitis

(2018) Thejasvi Subramanian et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Home Antibiotics at Discharge for Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis: Friend or Foe?

(2018) K. Tinsley Anderson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Home intravenous versus oral antibiotics following appendectomy for perforated appendicitis in children: a randomized controlled trial

(2018) Michael R. Arnold et al.   PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL

Development and Implications of an Evidence-based and Public Health-relevant Definition of Complicated Appendicitis in Children

(2018) Danielle B. Cameron et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Gangrenous appendicitis: No longer complicated

(2018) Andrew B Nordin et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Efficacy of oral antibiotics in children with post-operative abscess from perforated appendicitis

(2018) Joseph A. Sujka et al.   PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL

The pyogenic potential of the different Streptococcus anginosus group bacterial species: retrospective cohort study

(2017) O. KOBO et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Standardization of care for pediatric perforated appendicitis improves outcomes

(2017) Yasmine Yousef et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

The Surgical Infection Society Revised Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection

(2017) John E. Mazuski et al.   Surgical Infections

Quantifying the Burden of Interhospital Cost Variation in Pediatric Surgery

(2017) Danielle B. Cameron et al.   JAMA Pediatrics

Early transition to oral antibiotics for treatment of perforated appendicitis in pediatric patients: Confirmation of the safety and efficacy of a growing national trend

(2016) Tara J. Loux et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

The contribution of practice variation to length of stay for children with perforated appendicitis

(2016) Teresa S. Gross et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Extended- Versus Narrower-Spectrum Antibiotics for Appendicitis

(2016) Matthew P. Kronman et al.   PEDIATRICS

Effect of a Clinical Practice Guideline for Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis

(2016) Zachary I. Willis et al.   JAMA Surgery

Assessment of variation in care and outcomes for pediatric appendicitis at children's and non-children's hospitals

(2015) Yao Tian et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Standardization and improvement of care for pediatric patients with perforated appendicitis

(2014) Joyce Slusher et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Variation in Practice and Resource Utilization Associated With the Diagnosis and Management of Appendicitis at Freestanding Childrenʼs Hospitals

(2013) Samuel Rice-Townsend et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Modification of an evidence-based protocol for advanced appendicitis in children

(2013) Sara C. Fallon et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

Laparoscopic vs Open Appendectomy in Children

(2011) Steven L. Lee   ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

Postoperative antibiotic therapy for children with perforated appendicitis: long course of intravenous antibiotics versus early conversion to an oral regimen

(2008) Obinna O. Adibe et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY