Antibiotics may not improve short-term or long-term outcomes in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-33

  Westwood, David A ^a   Eglinton, Tim W ^b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INFUSION FLUID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERTICULITIS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LONG TERM CARE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORATION; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SIGMOID PERFORATION; SIGMOIDECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84873059894     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2012-100762     Document Type: Note

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