Economic evaluation of antibiotic therapy versus appendicectomy for the treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis from the APPAC randomized clinical trial

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1355-1361

  Sippola, S ^a,b   Gronroos J ^a,b   Tuominen, R ^b,c,k   Paajanen, H ^d,e   Rautio, T ^f   Nordstrom P ^g   Aarnio, M ^h   Rantanen, T ^i,j   Hurme, S ^b   Salminen, P ^a,b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND   (Finland)

^d MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

ⁱ KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^j SEINÄJOKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM; ERTAPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FINLAND; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; BETA-LACTAMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINLAND; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SICK LEAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021832197     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10575     Document Type: Article

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