The minimum outcomes to measure and report for studies investigating treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children and young people [11] | |
• Bowel obstruction | |
• Wound infection | |
• Wound complication | |
• Negative appendicectomy | |
• Recurrent appendicitis | |
• Intra-abdominal abscess | |
• Antibiotic failure | |
• Child’s quality of life | |
• Patient stress / psychological distress | |
• Time away from full activity | |
• Length of hospital stay | |
• Readmission to hospital | |
• Reoperation (including interventional radiology procedure) | |
• Death |