Are We Hitting the Target?: The Effectiveness of Distinct Antibiotic Regimens in Pediatric Appendectomies.
Julia ElrodFatima YarmalChristoph MohrMartin DennebaumJohannes BoettcherDeirdre VincentKonrad ReinshagenIngo KönigsPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2022)
Evidence suggests that an insufficient antibiotic regimen is associated with a prolonged LOS and a higher rate of infectious complications, justifying the expansion of a simple antibiotic regimen in cases of severe intraabdominal findings. In all other cases, a simple antibiotic treatment with AS is recommended.