Outcomes of Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Pregnancy

Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines

“…The failure rate was 15%. Recurrence rate during the same pregnancy was 12% [111]. A small number of published cases had different antibiotic regimens which include different antibiotics or their combinations and different durations of initial intravenous administration with different duration of antibiotic continuation in the form of oral administration (3-7 days in total) [102,111].…”

Antibiotics alone as an alternative to appendectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults: Changes in treatment modalities related to the COVID-19 health crisis

“…Several case series have described successful nonoperative treatment in the pregnant woman [13,14], however, in one study on 400 pregnant women treated medically for non-complicated appendicitis, the risk of severe sepsis, septic shock and thromboembolic disease was higher compared to pregnant women who had undergone appendectomy [15]. Thus, medical management of appendicitis in pregnant women carries a higher risk compared to surgery and should be avoided whenever possible.…”

Comparing Appendectomy and Conservative Treatment for Patients with Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis

“…Urgent surgery in such a problematic group of patients is difficult both in terms of anesthesia team and surgery team. Antibiotherapy would give us a chance to operate under elective conditions even if the surgery was to be performed [1,3,6,11]. In this way, the most appropriate physical conditions would be provided, the intensive care unit would be prepared as needed and the possible problems of anticoagulant use would be avoided.…”

“…Gold standard treatment of acute appendicitis is the appendectomy. Today, after the development and popularization of laparoscopic interventions, appendectomy has become the preferred method in the treatment of acute appendicitis.However, appendectomy, whether open or laparoscopic, poses many risks in terms of surgery and anesthesia, like as all other surgical procedures, leading to costs, resulting in complications at certain rates [3][4][5]. In thepresent study, which is planned without criticizing the valuable place of appendectomy in the treatment of patients with acute appendicitis, it was aimed to investigate whether antibiotherapy can be preferred to the emergency surgical International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Invention, vol.…”