February 22, 2011 — For children with a perforated appendix, early appendectomy appears to reduce the time away from normal activities and has fewer adverse events vs another common option, the ...

A modified enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol shortened the postoperative hospital stay without increasing complications among children undergoing open appendectomy for complicated acute ...

Have you ever treated a child with abdominal pain that you suspected might be caused by appendicitis? It’s tempting to go straight to a CT scan, but such scans expose children to ionizing radiation, ...

"Delayed pediatric appendicitis treatment linked to complications, and even death." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 10 / 111015094015.htm (accessed October 13, 2026).

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of antibiotics was determined to be a safe and effective treatment for acute noncomplicated appendicitis ...

An analysis of several studies including 404 pediatric patients suggests antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis was safe and effective in the majority of patients but the risk that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Black children are more likely than their white peers to experience complications following appendectomy and ...

(HealthDay)—For children diagnosed with appendicitis undergoing appendectomy, extended-spectrum antibiotics seem to offer no advantage over narrower-spectrum agents, according to a study published ...

March 13 (UPI) --Researchers at a children's hospital in Minnesota have developed a pediatric appendicitis risk calculator to aid in the diagnosis of the disease. Researchers at Children's Minnesota, ...

Researchers have developed a new pediatric appendicitis risk calculator (pARC) to aid in the diagnosis of appendicitis. Researchers from Children's Minnesota (Children's) and HealthPartners Institute ...

A new appendicitis risk calculator developed to improve appendicitis care for pediatric patients. Appendicitis is the most frequent surgical emergency in pediatrics. New pediatric appendicitis risk ...