# Appendicitis Management — GCMD Library living collection

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## Episodes
### Diagnosis & Imaging
- [Diagnostic performance of standardized ultrasound protocol for detecting perforation in pediatric appendicitis](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/diagnostic-performance-of-standardized-ultrasound-protocol-for-detecting-perfora-16106) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/diagnostic-performance-of-standardized-ultrasound-protocol-for-detecting-perfora-16106.md)
- [Can ultrasound reliably identify complicated appendicitis in children?](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/can-ultrasound-reliably-identify-complicated-appendicitis-in-children-16109) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/can-ultrasound-reliably-identify-complicated-appendicitis-in-children-16109.md)
- [A call for a standardized definition of perforated appendicitis](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/a-call-for-a-standardized-definition-of-perforated-appendicitis-16113) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/a-call-for-a-standardized-definition-of-perforated-appendicitis-16113.md)

### Treatment Strategies
- [A simple and more cost-effective antibiotic regimen for perforated appendicitis](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/a-simple-and-more-cost-effective-antibiotic-regimen-for-perforated-appendicitis-16130) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/a-simple-and-more-cost-effective-antibiotic-regimen-for-perforated-appendicitis-16130.md)
- [IMPPACT (Intravenous Monotherapy for Postoperative Perforated Appendicitis in Children Trial): Randomized Clinical Trial of Monotherapy Versus Multi-drug Antibiotic Therapy](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/imppact-randomized-clinical-trial-of-monotherapy-versus-multi-drug-antibiotic-th-16141) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/imppact-randomized-clinical-trial-of-monotherapy-versus-multi-drug-antibiotic-th-16141.md)
- [To drain or not to drain: an analysis of abscess drains in the treatment of appendicitis with abscess](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/to-drain-or-not-to-drain-an-analysis-of-abscess-drains-in-the-treatment-of-appen-16146) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/to-drain-or-not-to-drain-an-analysis-of-abscess-drains-in-the-treatment-of-appen-16146.md)
- [The cost effectiveness and utility of a "quick MRI" for the evaluation of intra-abdominal abscess after acute appendicitis in the pediatric patient population](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/the-cost-effectiveness-and-utility-of-a-quick-mri-for-the-evaluation-of-intra-ab-16110) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/the-cost-effectiveness-and-utility-of-a-quick-mri-for-the-evaluation-of-intra-ab-16110.md)
- [Does routine nasogastric tube placement after an operation for perforated appendicitis make a difference?](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/does-routine-nasogastric-tube-placement-after-an-operation-for-perforated-append-16127) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/does-routine-nasogastric-tube-placement-after-an-operation-for-perforated-append-16127.md)

### Quality Improvement
- [Multi-Institutional Quality Improvement Project to Minimize Opioid Prescribing in Children after Appendectomy Using NSQIP-Pediatric](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/multi-institutional-quality-improvement-project-to-minimize-opioid-prescribing-i-16100) — article · [machine version](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/multi-institutional-quality-improvement-project-to-minimize-opioid-prescribing-i-16100.md)

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