Breaking the Antibiotic Habit: Shorter Treatments for Complicated Appendicitis
Ayman Nadeem, Sandra Abdelmessih, Dinesh K. Eetala, Jagadeeswar R. Peddapati, Ashritha Vanakuri, Syed Muhammad Rehman Shah, Kashif Uddin Ahmed, Mohammad Z. Natt, FNU Fatima & Muhammad Sohail S. Mirza · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2024
Background: Patients with acute complicated appendicitis, including gangrenous or perforated appendicitis and/or the presence of an abscess formation, usually require surgery followed by antibiotics. The optimal duration of antibiotic therapy for those infections is debatable; pr...