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
Hauptverfasser: Rosen, J E, Agrawal, N, Flum, D R, Liao, J M
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Sprache:eng
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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.
ISSN:0007-1323
1365-2168
DOI:10.1093/bjs/znab280