The current management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis: should there be a change in paradigm? A systematic review of the literatures and analysis of treatment performance.

Samuel Ho Ting PoonJennifer Wah Yan LeeKa Man NgGloria Wing Yan ChiuBrian Yung Kong WongDominic Chi-Chung FooWai Lun Law

Published in: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES (2017)

The paradigm remains unchanged, that appendectomy is the gold standard of treatment for uncomplicated appendicitis, given its higher efficacy rate when compared to NOM.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
combination therapy
intensive care unit
drug induced
respiratory failure
hepatitis b virus
replacement therapy
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation