Prophylactic Drainage after Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis in Adults: A Post Hoc Analysis of an EAST Multi-Center Study
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Sinong, Qian; Georgia, Vasileiou; Gerd Daniel, Pust; Tanya, Zakrison; Rishi, Rattan; Martin, Zielinski; Mohamed, Ray-Zack; Muhammad, Zeeshan; Nicholas, Namias; D Dante, Yeh; Matthew, Bradley
- Source
- Surgical infections. 22(8)
- Subject
- Microbiology (medical)
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal Abscess
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Postoperative Complications
Post-hoc analysis
medicine
Appendectomy
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Prospective Studies
Drainage
Abscess
Retrospective Studies
Perforated Appendicitis
0303 health sciences
030306 microbiology
business.industry
Postoperative complication
Length of Stay
medicine.disease
Appendicitis
humanities
Surgery
Abdominal drainage
Infectious Diseases
Multi center study
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1557-8674
Background: We sought to assess the efficacy of prophylactic abdominal drainage to prevent complications after appendectomy for perforated appendicitis. Methods: In this post hoc analysis of a pros...