Meta-analysis of studies comparing conservative treatment with antibiotics and appendectomy for acute appendicitis in the adult

BMC Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Yang, Zhengyang ^a   Sun, Feng ^a   Ai, Shichao ^a   Wang, Jiafeng ^a   Guan, Wenxian ^a   Liu, Song ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adult acute appendicitis; Appendectomy; Conservative treatment; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ADVERSE EVENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85071003310     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12893-019-0578-5     Document Type: Article

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