| Title |
Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd008359.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ingrid MHA Wilms, Dominique ENM de Hoog, Dianne C de Visser, Heinrich MJ Janzing |
| Abstract |
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdominal pain. Present day treatment of choice for acute appendicitis is appendectomy, however complications are inherent to operative treatment. Though surgical appendectomy remains the standard treatment, several investigators have investigated conservative antibiotic treatment of acute appendicitis and reported good results. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 292 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 71 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 46 | 15% |
| Other | 27 | 9% |
| Researcher | 26 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 26 | 9% |
| Other | 55 | 18% |
| Unknown | 47 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 196 | 66% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 3% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 1% |
| Psychology | 3 | 1% |
| Other | 17 | 6% |
| Unknown | 55 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
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