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Clinical Trial
. 1978 Dec;65(12):880-2.
doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800651215.

Should you drain a perforated appendix?

Clinical Trial

Should you drain a perforated appendix?

M J Greenall et al. Br J Surg. 1978 Dec.

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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