Open AccessEfficacy and Safety of Nonoperative Treatment for Acute Appendicitis: A Meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Roxani Georgiou,
Simon Eaton,
Michael Stanton,
Agostino Pierro,
Nigel Hall
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2016-3003
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , appendicitis , adverse effect , acute appendicitis , clinical trial , pediatrics , surgery
Nonoperative treatment (NOT) with antibiotics alone of acute uncomplicated appendicitis (AUA) in children has been proposed as an alternative to appendectomy.
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