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Joan B Gornals
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MD, PhD
Program Director, Endoscopy Unit
Digestive Diseases Dpt
Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Barcelona
Reposted by Joan B Gornals
And evidence in children, published today @thelancet.bsky.social

Appendicectomy versus antibiotics for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children: an open-label, international, multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial

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Appendicectomy versus antibiotics for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children: an open-label, international, multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial
Based on cumulative failure rates and a 20% non-inferiority margin, antibiotic management of non-perforated appendicitis was inferior to appendicectomy.
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January 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM