title: Appendicitis in children.
abstract: Six hundred and fifty-one patients with appendicitis were reviewed and an over-all perforation rate of 36.5 per cent accompanied by a major complication rate of only 3.38 per cent and an over-all complication rate of 9.06 per cent was reported. This low complication rate despite a high level of perforation can be attributed to the use of antibiotic regimens effective against both aerobic and anaerobic organisms. A thorough irrigation and flushing of debris and exudate from the abdominal cavity of patients with ruptured appendicitis may improve these rates.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011292:Premedication; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents