Peritoneal drainage versus non-drainage for generalized peritonitis from ruptured appendicitis in children: a prospective study

MeSH terms

• Adolescent
• Appendicitis / complications*
• Cephalothin / therapeutic use
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Chloramphenicol / therapeutic use
• Drainage*
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Kanamycin / therapeutic use
• Male
• Penicillins / therapeutic use
• Peritoneal Cavity
• Peritonitis / drug therapy
• Peritonitis / etiology
• Peritonitis / mortality
• Peritonitis / surgery*
• Prospective Studies
• Rupture, Spontaneous / etiology
• Streptomycin / therapeutic use