2025
Antibiotics and Surgically Treated Acute Appendicitis, When, Where, and Why?
Hendrix A, Kammien A, Maung A, Battacharya B, Davis K, Schuster K. Antibiotics and Surgically Treated Acute Appendicitis, When, Where, and Why? Surgical Infections 2025 PMID: 39973176, DOI: 10.1089/sur.2024.264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionOrgan-space surgical site infectionBody mass indexElixhauser Comorbidity IndexEmergency appendectomyAcute appendicitisBi-variable logistic regression modelPredictive of surgical site infectionClean-contaminated abdominal surgeryIntra-abdominal infectious processIncidence of surgical site infectionOccurrence of surgical site infectionBroad-spectrum antibiotic treatmentOrgan-space infectionsPre-operative antibioticsHour of incisionBroad-spectrum antibioticsPredictive of infectionAdministration timePerforated appendicitisEmergency surgerySite infectionAbdominal surgerySurgical approachAntibiotic treatment
2023
Routine post-operative labs and healthcare system burden in acute appendicitis
Sznol J, Becher R, Maung A, Bhattacharya B, Davis K, Schuster K. Routine post-operative labs and healthcare system burden in acute appendicitis. The American Journal Of Surgery 2023, 226: 571-577. PMID: 37291012, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare system burdenSystem burdenHealth care costsAppendicitis managementIncreased LOSUncomplicated AAAcute appendicitisRetrospective cohortClinical courseClinical variablesPatient populationMinimal comorbiditiesMultivariable modelingHealthcare costsCare costsPatientsLaboratory utilizationNational Health Expenditure AccountsLab utilizationLaboratory testingBurdenLaboratory testsAppendicitisComorbiditiesCohort
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