| Title |
Antibiotics as First‐line Therapy for Acute Appendicitis: Evidence for a Change in Clinical Practice
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|---|---|
| Published in |
World Journal of Surgery, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00268-012-1641-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jeanette Hansson, Ulla Körner, Karin Ludwigs, Erik Johnsson, Claes Jönsson, Kent Lundholm |
| Abstract |
Randomized studies have indicated that acute appendicitis may be treated by antibiotics without the need of surgery. However, concerns have been raised about selection bias of patients in such studies. Therefore, the present study was aimed to validate previous findings in randomized studies by a full-scale population-based application. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6 | 40% |
| United States | 2 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 6 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 13% |
| Scientists | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| China | 1 | <1% |
| Iceland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 100 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 13% |
| Researcher | 10 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 30 | 28% |
| Unknown | 12 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 79 | 75% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 4% |
| Unknown | 13 | 12% |
Attention Score in Context
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#211,244
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