Antibiotics-First Versus Surgery for Appendicitis: A US Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Allowing Outpatient Antibiotic Management

Overview of attention for article published in Annals of Emergency Medicine, December 2016

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Acute Appendicitis: Looking at Treatment Options Beyond Surgery

Physician's Weekly, 16 Dec 2021

Appendectomy still on top, but antibiotics-upfront approach is viable Surgery should be the go-to treatment for acute…

SGEM#180: The First Cut is the Deepest – N.O.T. for Paediatric Appendicitis

The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine, 28 May 2017

Podcast Link: SGEM180 Date: May 24th, 2017 Reference: Georgiou et al. Efficacy and Safety of Nonoperative Treatment for Acute…

Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 180

FOAM EM RSSFOAM EM RSS, 04 May 2017

LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical BlogLITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care…

Episode 35 – Non Operative Treatment of Appendicitis (NOTA)

R.E.B.E.L. EM - Emergency Medicine Blog, 03 Apr 2017

Background: Historically the treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis has been appendectomy. The first appendectomy performed date…

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