Evidence for an Antibiotics-First Strategy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Adults: A Systematic Review and Gap Analysis

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: apugel@uw.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Anne P Ehlers et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 Mar.

. 2016 Mar;222(3):309-14.

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.11.009. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Electronic address: apugel@uw.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA.
³ Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

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