Patient preference after treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis: surgery or antibiotics?

Br J Surg. 2023 Aug 11;110(9):1221-1223. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad206.

Authors

Jochem C G Scheijmans¹, Wouter J Bom¹, Hamasa Heydari¹, Anna A W van Geloven², Marja A Boermeester^{1

3}; SAS Collaborator Group

Collaborators

SAS Collaborator Group:
F Alberts, S Bachiri, M A den Bakker, B Bisschops, E Boersma, M D M Bolmers, W M Bosman, H Bril, C Buurman, E F W Courrech Staal, P Davids, R S Deniz, R Detering, M G W Dijkgraaf, B L Dijkstra, P Drillenburg, A Dinaux, P van Duijvendijk, W J van Eden, R Franken, S Gans, M Gaspersz, A M van Geel, M F Gerhards, H Ghori, J W C Gratama, I Groenendijk, P Hellebrekers, A van Hemert, M Henebiens, K In't Hof, T Hoogteijling, P M Huisman, G van Ingen, S Jensch, A M Jonker, F Joosten, L Koens, N Kraaijvanger, K C Kuijpers, T Y S Lelarge, D Linzel, M H J Loos, A M F Lopes Cardozo, L B Meijer-Jorna, M Mulder, N Mullaart, S J Oosterling, J Oudejans, T Pappot, S Peeters, C Pleiter, M A de Roos, C Rosman, C C van Rossem, M M Scheurkogel, L Scholten, T Schut, J Stoker, O W T Tiddens, S Ubels, F de Vries, L Walraven, E M A Wiegerinck, J K Wiggers, M Witt, N Wolfhagen, L van de Wouw

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Department of Surgery, Tergooi Medical Centre, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
³ Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 37395171
DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad206

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MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Anti-Bacterial Agents* / therapeutic use
Appendectomy
Appendicitis* / complications
Appendicitis* / drug therapy
Appendicitis* / surgery
Humans
Patient Preference
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents