Erschienen in:
01.04.2007
Type II Error in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Appendectomy vs. Antibiotic Treatment of Acute Appendicitis
verfasst von:
Kjetil Søreide, MD, Hartwig Kørner, MD, PhD, Jon Arne Søreide, MD, PhD, FACS
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Surgery
|
Ausgabe 4/2007
Einloggen, um Zugang zu erhalten
Excerpt
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing antibiotic treatment to appendectomy in adult men with acute, non-complicated appendicitis was published recently.
1 The authors’ conclusion – that antibiotic treatment does not fare significantly worse to appendectomy
1 – has the potential for important clinical implications. However, we have developed serious concerns with regard to the study, which questions the validity of the conclusions.
1 …