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The value of post-operative antibiotic therapy after laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated acute appendicitis: a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase III study (ABAP study)

BACKGROUND: Approximately 30% of appendectomies are for complicated acute appendicitis (CAA). With laparoscopy, the main post-operative complication is deep abscesses (12% of cases of CAA, versus 4% for open surgery). A recent cohort study compared short and long courses of postoperative antibiotic...

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Autores principales: Sabbagh, C., Siembida, N., Dupont, H., Diouf, M., Schmit, J. L., Boddaert, S., Regimbeau, J. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7268648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32487213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04411-1