Conservative Versus Operative ManageMent of Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-12-08
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study aims to compare antibiotic treatment versus surgery for patients with uncomplicated appendicitis.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Beaumont Hospital
• Treatments: Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Cefuroxime; Cefuroxime axetil; Metronidazole; Penicillins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Right iliac fossa pain

• 1st episode in the past 1 year

• Raised WCC or CRP

• Fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of inflammatory bowel disease or appendectomy

• B-HCG positive

• Significant co-morbidities

• Complicated appendicitis as proven by ultrasound, CT or MRI

• Anaphylaxis to penicillin