Postoperative Antibiotics, Outcomes, and Resource Use in Children With Gangrenous Appendicitis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Gangrenous, suppurative, and exudative (GSE) findings have been associated with increased surgical site infection (SSI) risk and resource use in children with nonperforated appendicitis. Establishing the role for postoperative antibiotics may have important implications for infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship.

Objective

To compare SSI rates in children with nonperforated appendicitis with GSE findings who did and did not receive postoperative antibiotics.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective cohort study using American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)-Pediatric Appendectomy Targeted data from 16 hospitals participating in a regional research consortium. NSQIP data were augmented

SUBMITTER: Cramm SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10851140 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature