Should you drain a perforated appendix?
- PMID: 737427
- DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800651215
Should you drain a perforated appendix?
Abstract
One hundred and three consecutive patients undergoing appendicectomy for perforated appendicitis were randomly allocated either to have an intraperitoneal drain inserted or not. The results of this trial lend no support to the advocates of drainage.
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