Long-Term Outcome of Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis
Barbora Pátková, Anna Svenningsson, Markus Almström, Jan F. Svensson, Staffan Eriksson, Tomas Wester, Simon Eaton
Abstract
This cohort study uses registry data to report the long-term outcomes of patients who participated in randomized clinical trials of antibiotics vs surgery in Sweden in the 1990s.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAppendicitisRandomized controlled trialCohortGeneral surgeryTerm (time)Cohort studyClinical trialSurgeryInternal medicinePhysicsQuantum mechanicsAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementIntraperitoneal and Appendiceal MalignanciesDiverticular Disease and Complications