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Are Postoperative Intravenous Antibiotics Indicated After Laparoscopic Appendicectomy for Simple Appendicitis? A Prospective Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

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This double-blinded RCT in 243 pediatric patients demonstrates that two postoperative IV antibiotic doses significantly reduce wound infection rates after laparoscopic appendectomy for simple appendicitis (0.8% vs 6.6%, P=0.01), with no intra-abdominal abscesses in either group.

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Pediatric Surgery Laparoscopic Appendectomy Simple Appendicitis Postoperative Antibiotics Wound Infection Randomized Controlled Trial

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#PediatricSurgery #Appendectomy #AntibioticStewardship #SurgicalInfection

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How to cite: GlobalCastMD. Are Postoperative Intravenous Antibiotics Indicated After Laparoscopic Appendicectomy for Simple Appendicitis? A Prospective Double-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial. GlobalCastMD Medical Library. 2020-10-17. https://library.globalcastmd.com/article/3191

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