Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews · Colorectal

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Length of hospital stay · adults with uncomplicated appendicitis

It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes length of hospital stay (days) compared with surgery (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 0.54 [0.06, 1.01]
11 studies · 3192 participants
Very low