Patient Factors Associated With Appendectomy Within 30 Days of Initiating Antibiotic Treatment for Appendicitis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Use of antibiotics for the treatment of appendicitis is safe and has been found to be noninferior to appendectomy based on self-reported health status at 30 days. Identifying patient characteristics associated with a greater likelihood of appendectomy within 30 days in those who initiate antibiotics could support more individualized decision-making.

Objective

To assess patient factors associated with undergoing appendectomy within 30 days of initiating antibiotics for appendicitis.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study using data from the Comparison of Outcomes of Antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) randomized clinical trial, characteristics among patients who initiated antibiotics were compared between those who did and did not underg

SUBMITTER: Writing Group for the CODA Collaborative 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8756360 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature