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<p>Antibiotics instead of surgery is a reasonable approach for some patients with early uncomplicated appendicitis, according to the authors of a recent study; however, it is not the standard of care.</p>

Will Antibiotics for Appendicitis Become Standard of Care for ED?

It’s reasonable ‘in the right patients, and in experienced hands’

Antibiotics instead of surgery is a reasonable approach for some patients with early uncomplicated appendicitis, according to the authors of a recent study; however, it is not the standard of care.