This commentary discusses a cohort study published in JAMA Surgery that investigated the role of shared decision making in nonsurgical vs surgical management of
uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children.
No patient in the antibiotic group developed a serious infection resulting from delayed appendectomy, suggesting that the decision to delay appendectomy for
uncomplicated acute appendicitis can be made with low likelihood of major complications resulting from delayed surgery.
Antibiotics successfully treated the majority of cases of
uncomplicated acute appendicitis, where the appendix is inflamed but hasn't burst or developed stones or infected pockets, researchers report June 16 in JAMA.
«Our results do not support the addition of corticosteroid to antihistamines as a first - line treatment of
uncomplicated acute hives.
Not exact matches
Acute uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis in women.
This is the first randomised trial comparing options for home management of
uncomplicated severe
acute malnutrition (SAM).
(Viruses cause most cases of
acute bronchitis, and antibiotics are not recommended for
uncomplicated cases of
acute bronchitis.)