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Randomized clinical trial of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis13
British journal of surgery · 2012 · Vol. 99(4) · pp. 532–539
for the AVOD Study Group✉(Uppsala University)Abbas Chabok(Uppsala University)Lars Påhlman(Uppsala University)Fredrik Hjern(Karolinska Institutet)Staffan Haapaniemi(Uppsala University)Kenneth Smedh(Uppsala University)
Abstract
Antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis neither accelerates recovery nor prevents complications or recurrence. It should be reserved for the treatment of complicated diverticulitis.
Diverticular Disease and ComplicationsAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementAnorectal Disease Treatments and OutcomesMedicineDiverticulitisRandomized controlled trialPerforationAntibioticsClinical endpointSurgeryInternal medicine
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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsC-Reactive ProteinDiverticulitis, ColonicDrug Therapy, CombinationEmergency TreatmentFemaleFeverFollow-Up StudiesHumansLength of StayLeukocyte CountMale
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