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The Human Appendix and Antibiotics: Choice and Beneficence

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Improvements in surgery, anaesthesia and support services established the downslope of the graph before antibiotics were available.
Alan de Costa, Marc Reismann, Nuno Carvalho   +2 more
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Differentiating Uncomplicated From Complicated Acute Appendicitis in Paediatric Patients With C‐Reactive Protein and Imaging Findings—A Retrospective Single Centre Study in 1149 Patients

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies in children and differentiating uncomplicated appendicitis from complicated is crucial. Our aim was to examine accuracy of preoperative C‐reactive protein (CRP) combined with imaging findings in identifying patients with uncomplicated outcome.
Jenny Puputti, Mikko P. Pakarinen, Janne S. Suominen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Th2 Cytokine Profile in Appendicular Lavage Fluid Suggests Allergy as a Possible Etiology for Acute Appendicitis

Mediators of Inflammation, 2019
Acute appendicitis is the most frequent surgical abdominal emergency, but its etiology remains poorly understood. Histological examination of the appendix, following its removal due to acute appendicitis, consistently shows features in common with ...
Nuno Carvalho, André Barros, Hélder O. Coelho, Catarina F. Moita, Ana Neves-Costa, Dora Pedroso, Filipe C. Borges, Luís F. Moita, Paulo M. Costa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk of depression with GLP‐1 receptor agonists use in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes: A new‐user, active‐comparator cohort study

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims The association between glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) and depression remains uncertain due to contradictory evidence. We compared the risk of incident depression between GLP‐1 RAs and sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes.
Yu Chang, Ming‐Hong Hsieh, Po‐Chung Ju, Cheng‐Chen Chang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara, Katlyn G. McKay, Harold N. Lovvorn III, Joseph C. Fusco   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective multicentre cohort trial on acute appendicitis and microbiota, aetiology and effects of antimicrobial treatment: study protocol for the MAPPAC (Microbiology APPendicitis ACuta) trial

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Based on the epidemiological and clinical data, acute appendicitis can present either as uncomplicated or complicated. The aetiology of these different appendicitis forms remains unknown.
Suvi Sippola, Juha Grönroos, Saija Hurme, Paulina Salminen, Sirpa Jalkanen, Erkki Eerola, Antti J Hakanen, Sanja Vanhatalo, Eveliina Munukka, Harri Marttila, V Sallinen, A Leppäniemi, T Rautio, S Meriläinen, P Nordström, J Laukkarinen, T Rantala, H Savolainen, M Aarnio, A Mattila, J Haijanen, E-L Sävelä, I Imre, H Paajanen, J Rintala, T Pinta, T Sippola, P Böckerman   +27 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tuberculous appendicitis

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is quite rare, representing only 3% of all extrapulmonary cases. Involvement of the appendix is rare, only occurring in about 1% of cases. It is usually secondary to tuberculosis elsewhere in the abdomen. A prompt diagnosis depends on a high index of suspicion as clinical signs may be nonspecific and microbiological ...
Khalid Rabbani, Youssef Narjis, Azzedine Difaa, Abdelouahed Louzi, Radouane Benelkhaiat, Benacer Finech   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Etripamil Nasal Spray for Recurrent Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia Conversion: Results From the NODE‐303 Open‐Label Study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Etripamil is a fast‐acting intranasally self‐administered calcium‐channel blocker developed for termination of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). Prior studies have demonstrated safety and efficacy of etripamil for PSVT termination following an initial medically supervised test dose during sinus rhythm. NODE‐303 is an
James E. Ip, Benoit Coutu, John H. Ip, Peter A. Noseworthy, Maria L. Parody, Farhad Rafii, Samuel F. Sears, Narendra Singh, Bruce S. Stambler, Naeem K. Tahirkheli, Juan Agudelo‐Uribe, Derek Hu, Silvia Shardonofsky, Muhammad B. Sheikh, Anita Holz, David B. Bharucha, A. John Camm   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can RIPASA Scoring System Predict the Pathological Stage of Acute Appendicitis?

Emergency Medicine International, 2019
Introduction. Being one of the scoring systems used in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, the RIPASA score can be used easily with a high diagnostic accuracy. Objective.
Banu Karapolat
doaj   +1 more source