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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?
- 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?
- 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
- PSSAP 29
- PSSAP 5
- PSSAP 10
- Spaced learning 07-08-2018
- Spaced learning 08-05-2018
- PSSAP 20
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- PSSAP 13
- Spaced learning 03-12-2023
- PSSAP 26
- February 2019 articles of interest
- PSSAP 12
- April 2019 articles of interest
- Acute Abdominal Pain
- PSSAP 11
- COVID-19 for Pediatric Surgeons
- PSSAP 23
- PSSAP 16
- Quality Improvement
- PSSAP 27
- PSSAP 25
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