Appendicitis

Nonoperative management of patients with acute, uncomplicated appendicitis is comparable to surgical treatment in safety and efficacy, although longer hospital stays and recurrence are possible, according to a meta-analysis in JAMA Surgery.

One in 6 adults would waive care for myocardial infarction symptoms and 1 in 4 would waive care for appendicitis symptoms to avoid exposure to COVID-19, according to survey results published in JAMA Network Open.

Among adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, treatment with 7 days of oral moxifloxacin is not noninferior to a combination of IV and oral antibiotics, researchers reported.

Antibiotic treatment was noninferior to appendectomy for appendicitis, according to the results of a pragmatic, nonblinded, noninferiority, randomized trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Pregnant women who receive immediate surgery for complicated appendicitis have better outcomes than those who receive other treatment, according to research presented at the virtual American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.

Use of antibiotics during childhood had a dose-dependent relationship with increased risk for appendicitis, according to study results.

Adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis who were treated with antibiotics and did not need surgery at a later date were as satisfied with their treatment experience as those who went through surgery, according to a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that appeared in JAMA Surgery.