Patient-centred outcomes following non-operative treatment or appendicectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children

• Main Authors: Maria Chorozoglou (Author), Lucy Beasant (Author), Esther Crawley (Author), Isabel Reading (Author), Simon Eaton (Author), Natalie Hutchings (Author), Nigel J Hall (Author), Bridget Young (Author), Jane Blazeby (Author), Erin Walker (Author), Dean Rex (Author), Harriet Corbett (Author), Michael Stanton (Author), Frances C Sherratt (Author), Elizabeth Dixon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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While non-operative treatment has emerged as an alternative to surgery for the treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children, comparative patient-centred outcomes are not well documented. We investigated these in a feasibility randomised trial. Of 57 randomised participants, data were av...