Association of Initial Treatment With Antibiotics vs Surgery With Treatment Success and Disability in Subgroups of Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis

JAMA. 2021 Jun 22;325(24):2502-2504. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.6710.

Abstract

This study investigates differences in 1-year outcomes by clinical and socioeconomic factors among US children with uncomplicated appendicitis who were treated with antibiotics vs surgery.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Appendectomy*
  • Appendicitis / drug therapy*
  • Appendicitis / surgery*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents