Outcomes and Resource Utilization Associated with Use of Routine Pre-Discharge White Blood Cell Count for Clinical Decision-Making in Children with Complicated Appendicitis: A Multicenter Hospital-Level Analysis

Cramm, S. L., Graham, D. A., Blakely, M. L., Chandler, N. M., Cowles, R. A., Kunisaki, S. M., Russell, R. T., Allukian, M., DeFazio, J. R., Griggs, C. L., Santore, M. T., Scholz, S., Aronowitz, D. I., Campbell, B. T., Collins, D. T., Commander, S. J., Engwall-Gill, A., Esparaz, J. R., Feng, C., … Rangel, S. J. (2023). Outcomes and Resource Utilization Associated with Use of Routine Pre-Discharge White Blood Cell Count for Clinical Decision-Making in Children with Complicated Appendicitis: A Multicenter Hospital-Level Analysis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 58(6), 1178–1184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.02.039
Authors:
Shannon L Cramm
Dionne A Graham
Martin L Blakely
Nicole M Chandler
Robert A Cowles
Shaun M Kunisaki
Robert T Russell
Myron Allukian
Jennifer R DeFazio
Cornelia L Griggs
Matthew T Santore
Stefan Scholz
Danielle I Aronowitz
Brendan T Campbell
Devon T Collins
Sarah J Commander
Abigail Engwall-Gill
Joseph R Esparaz
Christina Feng
Claire Gerall
David N Hanna
Olivia A Keane
Abdulraouf Lamoshi
Aaron M Lipskar
Claudia P Orlas Bolanos
Elizabeth Pace
Maia D Regan
Elisabeth T Tracy
Sacha Williams
Lucy Zhang
Shawn J Rangel
Affiliated Authors:
Jennifer R DeFazio
Subjects:
Appendicitis (MeSH)
Author Keywords:
antibiotics
appendicitis
length of stay
organ space infection
resource utilization
white blood cell count
Publication Type:
Article
Unique ID:
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.02.039
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PubMed

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