Table 2 Complications for children who had a full-thickness rectal biopsy performed with and without perioperative antibiotics along with type of treatment
From: Perioperative use of antibiotics in full-thickness rectal biopsies for Hirschsprung’s disease
Without antibiotics n = 112 | Symptoms | CD-I | CD-II | CD-IIIb | Treatment |
Fever | 5 | 7 | 3 | CD-II: Intravenous antibiotics CD-IIIb: Anal examination in GA Seton suture (n = 1), abscess drainage (n = 1) | |
Bleeding | 2 | ||||
Overall | 7 | 7 | 3 | ||
With antibiotics n = 115 | Symptoms | CD-I | CD-II | CD-IIIb | Treatment |
Fever | 4 | 1 | CD-II: Intravenous antibiotics | ||
Pain | 1 | ||||
Bleeding | 5 | 1 | CD-IIIb: Anal examination in GA hemostasis with cautery | ||
Vomiting | 1 | ||||
Overall | 11 | 1 | 1 |