Home intravenous versus oral antibiotics following appendectomy for perforated appendicitis in children: a randomized controlled trial.

Autor: Arnold MR; Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Healthcare System, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28203, USA., Wormer BA; Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Healthcare System, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28203, USA., Kao AM; Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Healthcare System, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28203, USA., Klima DA; Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Healthcare System, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28203, USA., Colavita PD; Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Healthcare System, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28203, USA., Cosper GH; Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Healthcare System, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28203, USA.; Hemby Children's Hospital, Novant Health, 200 Hawthorne Ln., Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA.; Pediatric Surgical Associates, 1900 Randolph Road, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC, 28207, USA., Heniford BT; Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Healthcare System, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28203, USA., Schulman AM; Levine Children's Hospital, Carolinas Healthcare System, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28203, USA. andrewschulman@yahoo.com.; Hemby Children's Hospital, Novant Health, 200 Hawthorne Ln., Charlotte, NC, 28204, USA. andrewschulman@yahoo.com.; Pediatric Surgical Associates, 1900 Randolph Road, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC, 28207, USA. andrewschulman@yahoo.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Pediatric surgery international [Pediatr Surg Int] 2018 Dec; Vol. 34 (12), pp. 1257-1268. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Sep 14.
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-018-4343-0
Abstrakt: Purpose: To compare the effect of home intravenous (IV) versus oral antibiotic therapy on complication rates and resource utilization following appendectomy for perforated appendicitis.
Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial of patients aged 4-17 with surgically treated perforated appendicitis from January 2011 to November 2013. Perforation was defined intraoperatively and divided into three grades: I-contained perforation, II-localized contamination to right gutter/pelvis, and III-diffuse contamination. Patients were randomized to complete a ten-day course of home antibiotic therapy with either IV ertapenem or oral amoxicillin-clavulanate. Thirty-day postoperative complication rates including abscess, readmission, wound infection, and charges were compared.
Results: Eighty-two patients were enrolled. Forty four (54%) were randomized to the IV group and 38 (46%) to the oral group. IV patients were older (12.3 ± 3.6 versus 10.1 ± 3.6, p < 0.05) with higher BMI (20.9 ± 5.8 versus 17.9 ± 3.5, p < 0.05). There were no differences in gender, comorbidities, or perforation grade (I-20.4% vs. 26.3%, II-36.4% vs. 34.2%, III-43.2% vs. 39.5%, all p > 0.05). Comparing IV to oral, there was no difference in length of stay (4.4 ± 1.5 versus 4.4 ± 2.0 days, p > 0.05), postoperative abscess rate (11.6% vs. 8.1%, p > 0.05), or readmission rate (14.0% vs. 16.2%, p > 0.05). Hospital and outpatient charges were higher in the IV group (p < 0.0001).
Conclusion: Oral antibiotics had equivalent outcomes and incurred fewer charges than IV antibiotics following appendectomy for perforated appendicitis.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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