When Can Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults be Treated Nonoperatively?
Careful patient selection is key to optimizing treatment for adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, a secondary analysis…
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When Can Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis in Adults be Treated Nonoperatively?
Careful patient selection is key to optimizing treatment for adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, a secondary analysis... -
Surgery Needed in Nearly Half of Appendicitis Patients Treated with Antibiotics
Antibiotic therapy can prevent or delay the need for an appendectomy, but ultimately nearly half of the... -
More Support for Antibiotics Alone in Kids with Uncomplicated Appendicitis
For children with uncomplicated appendicitis, the success rate of initial treatment with antibiotics is unlikely to differ...
Surgery Needed in Nearly Half of Appendicitis Patients Treated with Antibiotics
Antibiotic therapy can prevent or delay the need for an appendectomy, but ultimately nearly half of the…
More Support for Antibiotics Alone in Kids with Uncomplicated Appendicitis
For children with uncomplicated appendicitis, the success rate of initial treatment with antibiotics is unlikely to differ…
How Commonly Do Kids With Acute Appendicitis Present With Diarrhea?
Question 2: How commonly do children with acute appendicitis present with diarrhea? A 2011 retrospective study by…
2020 Research Highlights: Cardiology, Intra-Abdominal Infections, Advanced Imaging, and Cerebrovascular Disease
While COVID-19 occupied much of our bandwidth in 2020, new medical literature on other important topics still…
Surgery or Antibiotics for Appendicitis?
Surgery has always been assumed to be the standard treatment for appendicitis, but recent research suggests that…
How To Perform an Ultrasound-Guided TAP Block for Appendicitis Pain
Over the past few years, emergency physicians have begun implementing multimodal strategies for acute pain, reducing the…
10 of the Best Medical Journal Articles from 2018
If anything can be counted on to be constant in this world, it is change. Stacks upon…
Appendicitis Calculator Quantifies Risk in Children with Acute Abdominal Pain
A pediatric appendicitis risk calculator (pARC) accurately quantified the risk among children and adolescents presenting to an…
Can Normal C-Reactive Protein Rule Out Acute Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients?
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled…