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COMPARATIVE STUDY
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Perforated appendicitis: Short duration antibiotics are noninferior to traditional long duration antibiotics.
Surgery 2020 Februrary
BACKGROUND: Appendicitis usually manifests as either uncomplicated or complicated disease. Uncomplicated appendicitis is generally treated with an appendectomy without further antibiotic therapy. In contrast, complicated appendicitis can be treated in a myriad of ways. Nonoperative treatment has been proven to be effective but has variable failure rates. Operative management typically involves resection with postoperative antibiotics. The duration of antibiotic therapy is a topic of interest. Past studies have shown that a shorter duration of antibiotics (3-5 days) are equally as effective in treating intra-abdominal contamination. In the fall 2015, our practice pattern for antibiotic duration for acute complicated appendicitis changed to reflect this finding. The purpose of this study is to retrospectively review this change in practice.
HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to determine if a shorter duration of antibiotics for acute complicated appendicitis is as effective as a traditional longer duration of antibiotics with a historical cohort. We also aim to determine if the duration of stay improved with the shorter duration of antibiotics.
METHODS: Appendicitis cases documented after September 2015 until the present were identified. Study inclusion criteria included patients aged ≥18 and patients undergoing an appendectomy (open or laparoscopic). Exclusion criteria included patients age <18, appendicitis cases not undergoing an operation, pregnant, or immunocompromised patients. Patient demographics, operation performed, pathology reports, antibiotic duration, duration of stay, infectious and postoperative complications, and 30-day readmission rates were collected through chart review. A sample of our treatment group prior to September 2015 was also obtained in a similar technique.
RESULTS: The durations of stay between cohorts were not different; both were about 6.1 days. The duration of antibiotics was less in the post-2015 group (5.5 days vs 4.1 days, P = .005). The 30-day readmission rate was significantly less in the post-2015 group (16% vs 2%; P < .017). Neither in hospital infectious complications nor types of complications were statistically significantly different between groups.
CONCLUSION: This study shows that adherence to short duration antibiotic treatment appears to be effective in decreasing the 30-day readmission rate without increasing in hospital infectious complications. Short duration of antibiotics did not, however, decrease the duration of hospital stay.
HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to determine if a shorter duration of antibiotics for acute complicated appendicitis is as effective as a traditional longer duration of antibiotics with a historical cohort. We also aim to determine if the duration of stay improved with the shorter duration of antibiotics.
METHODS: Appendicitis cases documented after September 2015 until the present were identified. Study inclusion criteria included patients aged ≥18 and patients undergoing an appendectomy (open or laparoscopic). Exclusion criteria included patients age <18, appendicitis cases not undergoing an operation, pregnant, or immunocompromised patients. Patient demographics, operation performed, pathology reports, antibiotic duration, duration of stay, infectious and postoperative complications, and 30-day readmission rates were collected through chart review. A sample of our treatment group prior to September 2015 was also obtained in a similar technique.
RESULTS: The durations of stay between cohorts were not different; both were about 6.1 days. The duration of antibiotics was less in the post-2015 group (5.5 days vs 4.1 days, P = .005). The 30-day readmission rate was significantly less in the post-2015 group (16% vs 2%; P < .017). Neither in hospital infectious complications nor types of complications were statistically significantly different between groups.
CONCLUSION: This study shows that adherence to short duration antibiotic treatment appears to be effective in decreasing the 30-day readmission rate without increasing in hospital infectious complications. Short duration of antibiotics did not, however, decrease the duration of hospital stay.
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