UPDATE COURSE REWIND- WHO TO SEND HOME FROM THE OR: LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY FOR A NON-PERFORATED APPENDICITIS PART 2

01/08/2024 4 min
UPDATE COURSE REWIND- WHO TO SEND HOME FROM THE OR: LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY FOR A NON-PERFORATED APPENDICITIS PART 2

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Episode Synopsis

We are back with another Update Course Rewind video from the Update Course in Pediatric Surgery 2023.This time we are presenting you "Who to Send Home from the OR: Non-perforated appendicitis 2023" with Drs. Mark Wulkan, Justin Huntington, Tolulope Oyetunji, & Phillip Ben Ham.Host: Cecilia GigenaIn this session surgeons discuss when a patient should receive antibiotics, if any, after a Laparoscopic appendectomy for non-perforated appendicitis. Non-operative management is also discussed.00:00 Introduction00:38 Case Scenario01:04 Non-operative management02:31 Same day discharge after surgery03:08 NSQIP data analysis04:10 Summary