Complicated Appendicitis: Are Extended Antibiotics Necessary? A Post Hoc Analysis of the EAST Appendicitis "MUSTANG" Study

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Eddine, Savo Bou Zein
Yeh, D. Dante
De Moya, Marc A.
Trevino, Colleen
Qian, Sinong
Dodgion, Christopher M.
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Background: The need for extended postoperative antibiotics (Abx) for complicated (gangrenous or perforated) appendicitis (CA) remains unclear. We hypothesize that giving <= 24 h of Abx for CA is not inferior to a longer duration in preventing infectious complications after appendectomy.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/176180
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2019.09.054
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