Antibiotics, Not Surgery, Sometimes Better for Appendicitis, Suggests Study (VIDEO)
Caption
A new statistical analysis by Southern Methodist University and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School suggests nonperforating appendicitis and nonperforating diverticulitis are similar diseases that can both be treated with antibiotics. Researchers compared 27 years of national and regional data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey for children with appendicitis and adults with diverticulitis who were admitted to US hospitals between 1979 and 2006. They found that the diseases’ secular patterns -- long-term trends -- followed the same general patterns, overall as well as region by region, as shown in the dynamic graph.
Credit
Thomas B. Fomby/SMU
Usage Restrictions
Please credit
License
Licensed content