Postoperative antibiotics can be de-escalated after laparoscopic surgery for complex appendicitis

Lancet. 2023 Feb 4;401(10374):323-324. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02544-2. Epub 2023 Jan 17.

Authors

Aneel Bhangu¹, Pamela Buchwald², Faustin Ntirenganya³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK. Electronic address: a.a.bhangu@bham.ac.uk.
² Department of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
³ Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.

PMID: 36669518
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)02544-2

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MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Appendectomy
Appendicitis* / surgery
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Length of Stay
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents