Table 2. Summary of diagnosis and treatment of nine advanced peritonitis cases.

Age (year)	Symptom duration (day)	WBC x109/L	CRP mg/L	SBO	Radiologic evaluation	Antibiotic course	LOS day	Complication
4	5	13.56	185.4	+	US: Unvisualized appandix CT: Appandix diameter 11.5 mm	Cefoperazone Gentamicin metronidazole	9	θ
4	4	7.28	265.4	+	CT: Appandix diameter 16.5 mm	Ceftriaxone Metronidazole	7	θ
4	4	20.64	98.6	+	US-CT: Unvisualized appandix	Ampicilline/Sulbactam Gentamicin metronidazole	6	θ
7	7	22.00	32.5	+	US: Unvisualized appandix	Cefoperazone Gentamicin metronidazole	8	θ
10	3	18.34	133.7	+	US-CT: Unvisualized appandix	Ampicilline/Sulbactam Gentamicin metronidazole	6	θ
11	7	15.43	315.8	+	US: Unvisualized appandix CT: Appandix diameter: 9 mm	Meropenem Ornidazole	15	θ
12	3	27.85	96.4	+	US: Unvisualized appandix CT: Appandix diameter: 13 mm	Ampicilline/Sulbactam Gentamicin metronidazole	7	θ
16	5	17.82	371.1	+	US: Appandix diameter:7 mm CT: Appandix diameter:9 mm	Meropenem Teikoplanin metronidazole Fluconazole	10	θ
16	4	35.69	219.0	+	US: Appandix diameter:5.7 mm CT: Appandix diameter:13 mm	Cefoperazone Gentamicin metronidazole	7	θ
LOS: Lenght of hospital stay, SBO: Small bowel obstruction, US: Ultrasonography, CT: Computed tomography.