December 23, 2021

Current Management of Acute Appendicitis: Antibiotics or Surgical Intervention -12/17/2021

Jama Clinical Reviews Podcast

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2787111

Hear a great review of management controversies in appendicitis cases- The expert is Dr. Ted

Pappas from our own Dept of Surgery here at Duke. Some patients can be managed with antibiotic therapy but 50% of these cases require surgery within the ensuing 5 year time period.

12/17/2021