Should you drain a perforated appendix?
One hundred and three consecutive patients undergoing appendicectomy for perforated appendicitis were randomly allocated either to have an intraperitoneal drain inserted or not. The results of this trial lend no support to the advocates of drainage.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents