Appendectomy
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PSSAP 19- The most appropriate initial treatment for this patient with an abscess following appendectomy is
- Which of the following postoperative antibiotic regimens is most appropriate for nonperforated appendicitis?
- When compared with conventional laparoscopic appendectomy, single incision laparoscopic surgery
- What is the approximate rate of recurrent appendicitis following the nonoperative (i.e. antibiotics alone) treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis?
- After administering IV fluids and IV antibiotics, what is the most definitive treatment?
- Appropriate management of this patient with an appendiceal mass includes
- You tell her parents that the failure rate for nonoperative management of appendicitis at 1 year is about
- Appendicitis
- Compared to immediate appendectomy, delaying this child’s operation until the following morning is associated with
- The most appropriate next step for this patient with right lower quadrant pain is
- The most appropriate initial treatment for this patient with an abscess following appendectomy is
- The next best step in management of this postoperative appendectomy patient with a urinoma is
- The optimal management of this patient with presumed perforated appendicitis is parenteral broad spectrum antibiotics
- His parents inquire whether treatment with intravenous antibiotics would be as effective as surgery. According to Salminen (JAMA 313:2340-8, 2015) et al.,
- Appropriate management of this patient with an appendiceal mass includes
- Having patients show or send postoperative wound photos leads to
- Which of the following postoperative antibiotic regimens is most appropriate for nonperforated appendicitis?
- What is the best next step in management?
- Which bacterium puts the patient at greatest risk of developing a post-operative abscess?
- Compared to a one to two day hospitalization, same day discharge in this patient with acute appendicitis offers
- You tell her parents that the failure rate for nonoperative management of appendicitis at 1 year is about
- According to Andalwar (JAMA Surg 153:1021, 2018), compared to a patient with a single finding of complicated appendicitis, this patient has
- What is the approximate rate of recurrent appendicitis following the nonoperative (i.e. antibiotics alone) treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis?
- According to Podda (Ann Surg. 2019), compared to surgical therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis, nonoperative management
- After administering IV fluids and IV antibiotics, what is the most definitive treatment?
- What is the best next step in the management of this patient?
- When compared with conventional laparoscopic appendectomy, single incision laparoscopic surgery
- Perioperative abdominopelvic CT scans for appendicitis increase the risk of which malignancy?
- The most appropriate next step in this patient with abdominal pain and a VP shunt is
- According to Giuliani (Ann Surg 263:184-90, 2016), which of the following may be contributing to an overall increase in adverse surgical outcomes in appendicitis in England?
- The most appropriate next step in management for this patient with right lower quandrant pain is
- What is the most appropriate next step in management?
- According to Gurien (J Surg Res 202:126-131, 2016), which of the following is associated with a delay (i.e. greater than six hours) in appendectomy?
- Surgical Infection
- Which of the following postoperative antibiotic regimens is most appropriate for nonperforated appendicitis?
- The most appropriate initial treatment for this patient with an abscess following appendectomy is
- Compared to immediate appendectomy, delaying this child’s operation until the following morning is associated with
- The parents are informed that the risk of postoperative wound infection is
- Which of the following is an appropriate wound classification?
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- The best management for this child is administration of antibiotics
- Expected results include:
- Which pediatric procedure accounts for the most cases of persistent opioid use in the United States?
- Which bacterium puts the patient at greatest risk of developing a post-operative abscess?
- As part of an opioid reduction program which medication should be avoided?
- What is the next best course of action for this adolescent?
- You are a typical pediatric surgeon who has been in practice in the United States for at least 10 years. Which of the following most accurately reflects the average pediatric surgeon’s clinical experience in the past year?
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