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Background
Acute appendicitis is a common general surgical condition where diagnosis is predominantly clinical, with the aid of adjunct investigations. This study reviews the relationship between normal and elevated biochemical inflammatory markers, duration of symptoms and proven appendicitis.
Methods
A multicentre prospective observational study was performed across 27 centres and included a...
Background
This study aims to establish compliance levels to prescription guidelines among Australian surgeons in the use of antibiotics in the surgical management of appendicitis. The secondary outcomes are predictors of post‐operative infective complications; surgical site infection (SSI) and intra‐abdominal abscess (IAA) at 30 days.
Methods
A multi‐centre, prospective, observational study was...
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