Open AccessS210 Association Between Appendectomy and the Risk of Colectomy in Patients with Clostridium difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Sami Ghazaleh,
Azizullah Beran,
Jordan Burlen,
Ali Nawras,
Muhammad Aziz,
Justin Chuang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the american journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1572-0241
pISSN - 0002-9270
DOI - 10.14309/01.ajg.0000773312.77161.a7
Subject(s) - medicine , colectomy , clostridium difficile , medline , meta analysis , relative risk , confidence interval , cohort study , appendix , retrospective cohort study , randomized controlled trial , general surgery , surgery , intensive care medicine , colorectal cancer , cancer , antibiotics , paleontology , political science , law , microbiology and biotechnology , biology