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Antibiotics Do Not Reduce Length of Hospital Stay for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis in a Pragmatic Double-Blind Randomized Trial

Antibiotics Do Not Reduce Length of Hospital Stay for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis in a Pragmatic Double-Blind Randomized Trial

by Hans Rosenberg | Dec 29, 2020 | Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Journal Club

Methodology: 2/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Jaung R, et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 Mar 30:S1542-3565(20)30426-2. Question and Methods: This study investigated non-inferiority of placebo vs antibiotic in management of uncomplicated diverticulitis by conducting an...
Responsible Antibiotic Use in the Emergency Department

Responsible Antibiotic Use in the Emergency Department

by Miguel Cortel-LeBlanc, Richard Hoang | Oct 12, 2017 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease

  Part 1: Concerns with Antibiotic Overuse Three of the most common antibiotic-related unwanted effects seen the ED include: Their toxic effects Selection of pathogenic bacteria Increasing antibiotic resistance The Magnitude of Antibiotic-Related Toxic Effects A...

Randomized clinical trial of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated Diverticulitis

by emottawa | Feb 18, 2013 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary  Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Chabok A, Påhlman L, Hjern F, Haapaniemi S, Smedh K; AVOD Study Group. Br J Surg. 2012 Apr;99(4):532-9 Article Link   An open label multicenter RCT from Sweden comparing usual antibiotic treatment versus no...
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