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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2011-0839</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Universitas Medica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Univ. Med.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2011-0839</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Pontificia Universidad Javeriana]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2011-08392020000200003</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.11144/javeriana.umed61-2.apag</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Experiencia en la atención de pacientes menores de 16 años con apendicitis aguda en el Hospital Universitario San Ignacio entre los años 2014 y 2019]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Experience in the Care of Patients Under 16 Years of Age with Acute Appendicitis at the Hospital Universitario San Ignacio between 2014 and 2019]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soler Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ángela María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Cárdenas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julie Paola]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arjona Caycedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Sebastián]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chacón Tapias]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Shayl Zamira]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estrada Cano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diana Carolina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salamanca Gallo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Édgar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Seba Becerra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Enrique]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af6">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af7">
<institution><![CDATA[,Pontificia Universidad Javeriana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>61</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>12</fpage>
<lpage>21</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2011-08392020000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2011-08392020000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2011-08392020000200003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: Describir las características de la atención de los pacientes menores de 16 años con apendicitis aguda llevados a apendicectomía entre enero del 2014 y mayo del 2019.  Metodología: Estudio observacional descriptivo retrospectivo de los registros de pacientes con apendicitis aguda durante 5 años. Resultados: 257 registros cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. El promedio de edad de los pacientes fue 9,5 años; el tiempo promedio de diagnóstico fue 7 horas desde el ingreso y fueron llevados a cirugía en las primeras 6 horas desde el diagnóstico. La mayoría fueron apendicitis no complicadas con un bajo porcentaje de complicaciones posoperatorias. Al 6 % de los pacientes se les realizó cultivo de líquido peritoneal intraoperatorio sin que esto implicara cambios significativos en la conducta.  Conclusiones: El éxito en el manejo de la apendicitis aguda en los pacientes pediátricos del hospital del estudio refleja una atención de alta calidad. El uso de ampicilina sulbactam como manejo empírico muestra resultados favorables con una baja de tasa de complicaciones. El cultivo de líquido peritoneal no generó cambios en la conducta médica o quirúrgica. Dado lo anterior, es viable un uso razonable de los recursos, a fin de brindar una atención de alta calidad con resultados óptimos y menor costo para el sistema de salud.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective: To describe the characteristics of the care of patients under 16 years old with acute appendicitis taken to appendectomy between January 2014 and May 2019.  Methodology: Retrospective descriptive observational study of the records of patients with acute appendicitis over 5 years.  Results: 257 records met the inclusion criteria. The average age of the patients was 9.5 years. The average diagnosis time from admission was 7 hours and they were taken to surgery in the first 6 hours after diagnosis. The majority were uncomplicated appendicitis with a low percentage of postoperative complications. Six percent of patients underwent intraoperative peritoneal fluid culture without this involving significant changes in medical behavior.  Conclusions: The success in the management of acute appendicitis in pediatric patients of hospital reflects high quality care. The use of ampicillin sulbactam as an empirical management shows favorable results with a low complication rate. Peritoneal fluid culture did not generate changes in medical or surgical behavior. Given the above, it is feasible to make reasonable use of resources, providing high quality care with optimal results and a lower cost to the health system.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pediatría]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[acute appendicitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[complicated appendicitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pediatrics]]></kwd>
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