Fast-track surgery for acute appendicitis in children: a systematic review of protocol-based care.
Montgommery Do-WyeldThomas RogersonStefan Court-KowalskiThomas P CundySanjeev KhuranaPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2019)
Standardized care of childhood appendicitis has been shown to be safe and effective in several local and international centres. Next steps include investigation of a complicated appendicitis protocol that integrates rationalized analgesia in appendicectomy recovery, and development of a consistent classification scheme for complicated disease to aid in identification of amenable cohorts.
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