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ArticleAnnals of emergency medicine2017

Antibiotics First Versus Surgery for Appendicitis: A US Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Allowing Outpatient Antibiotic Management: A Little Step Toward a Patient-Centered Approach and Rethinking the Management of Acute Appendicitis.

Mauro Podda, Giulio Argenio, Lorenzo Mortola, Nicola Cillara, Salomone Di Saverio

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Article in Annals of emergency medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mauro PoddaGeneral, Emergency and Minimally Invasive Surgery, San Francesco Hospital, Nuoro, Italy.
Giulio ArgenioGeneral, Emergency and Minimally Invasive Surgery, San Francesco Hospital, Nuoro, Italy.
Lorenzo MortolaSurgical Science Department, Policlinico Universitario di Monserrato, University of Cagliari, Italy.
Nicola CillaraGeneral and Oncologic Surgery, Santissima Trinità Hospital, Cagliari, Italy.
Salomone Di SaverioEmergency and Trauma Surgery Unit, Maggiore Hospital, AUSL Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsAppendicitisAcute DiseaseAppendectomyHumansOutpatientsPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial Agents

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PMID28545701

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