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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Davidson, Giana H
• Flum, David R
• Monsell, Sarah E
• Kao, Lillian S
• Voldal, Emily C
• Heagerty, Patrick J
• Fannon, Erin
• Lavallee, Danielle C
• Bizzell, Bonnie
• Lawrence, Sarah O
• Comstock, Bryan A
• Krishnadasan, Anusha
• Winchell, Robert J
• Self, Wesley H
• Thompson, Callie M
• Farjah, Farhood
• Park, Pauline K
• Alam, Hasan B
• Saltzman, Darin
• Moran, Gregory J
• Kaji, Amy H
• DeUgarte, Daniel A
• Salzberg, Matthew
• Ferrigno, Lisa
• Mandell, Katherine A
• Price, Thea P
• Siparsky, Nicole
• Glaser, Jacob
• Ayoung-Chee, Patricia
• Chiang, William
• Victory, Jesse
• Chung, Bruce
• Carter, Damien W
• Kutcher, Matthew E
• Jones, Alan
• Holihan, Julie
• Liang, Mike K
• Faine, Brett A
• Cuschieri, Joseph
• Evans, Heather L
• Johnson, Jeffrey
• Patton, Joe H
• Coleman, Natasha
• Fischkoff, Katherine
• Drake, F Thurston
• Sanchez, Sabrina E
• Parsons, Charles
• Odom, Stephen R
• Kessler, Larry G
• Talan, David A

Titel

Antibiotics versus Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis — Longer-Term Outcomes

Ist Teil von

• The New England journal of medicine, 2021-12, Vol.385 (25), p.2395-2397

Ort / Verlag

United States: Massachusetts Medical Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In this randomized trial comparing antibiotic treatment with appendectomy in patients with appendicitis, the percentage of patients in the antibiotics group who later underwent appendectomy was 40% at 1 year and 46% at 2 years and was higher in patients with an appendicolith. Videos present information on treatment options for use in shared decision making between clinicians and patients.