Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis

Adel Elkbuli¹, Aaron Shepherd¹, Mark McKenney^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, Florida.
² Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa.

Comment

Adel Elkbuli et al. JAMA Surg. 2020.

. 2020 Oct 1;155(10):992-993.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2168.

Adel Elkbuli¹, Aaron Shepherd¹, Mark McKenney^{1

2}

¹ Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, Florida.
² Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction After Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis-Reply.
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Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction at 7-Year Follow-up of Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
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