Willingness to undergo antibiotic treatment of acute appendicitis based on risk of treatment failure
We conducted a randomized survey of 1257 respondents assessing willingness to undergo antibiotic treatment of appendicitis with different quotes risks of treatment failure requiring appendectomy. Overall 1045 (83.1%) were willing to try antibiotics. Even at a quoted 60% risk of failure, 72.1% of res...
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Veröffentlicht in: | British journal of surgery 2021-11, Vol.108 (11), p.e361-e363 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We conducted a randomized survey of 1257 respondents assessing willingness to undergo antibiotic treatment of appendicitis with different quotes risks of treatment failure requiring appendectomy. Overall 1045 (83.1%) were willing to try antibiotics. Even at a quoted 60% risk of failure, 72.1% of respondents were willing to attempt antibiotic treatment. |
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ISSN: | 0007-1323 1365-2168 |
DOI: | 10.1093/bjs/znab280 |