DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER DURHAM, N.C. – With numerous recent studies demonstrating that antibiotics work as well as surgery for most uncomplicated appendicitis cases, the non-surgical approach can now be considered a routine option, according to a review article in JAMA. The finding — appearing Dec. 14 and led by Theodore Pappas, M.D., professor in the Department of...
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Treatment success seen with antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis
JANUARY 12, 2021 (HealthDay)—For adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, treatment success rates ≥65 percent are seen with both oral antibiotics and combined intravenous and oral antibiotics, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Suvi Sippola, M.D., from Turku University Hospital in Finland, and colleagues compared oral antibiotics...
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Quality of life similar after surgery, antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis
For patients being treated for uncomplicated acute appendicitis, quality of life (QOL) is similar at seven years after appendectomy or antibiotic therapy, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in JAMA Surgery. Suvi Sippola, M.D., from Turku University Hospital in Finland, and colleagues assessed postintervention QOL and patient satisfaction and treatment preference during follow-up...