Perioperative Antibiotics in Appendicitis—Do We Need to Adjust Therapy for the Elderly? A Matched Pair Analysis

Perioperative Antibiotics in Appendicitis—Do We Need to Adjust Therapy for the Elderly? A Matched Pair Analysis

(1) Background: Perioperative Antibiotics for acute complicated appendicitis are a standard of care. While there are plenty of trials for pediatric patients, data for elderly patients are scarce. The goal of our study was to evaluate whether elderly patients carry more resistant bacteria and thus ha...

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Main Authors: Jens Strohäker, Martin Brüschke, Nora Leser, Alfred Königsrainer, Ruth Ladurner, Robert Bachmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
complicated appendicitis
elderly
perioperative antibiotics
antibiotic stewardship
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/11/11/1525

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