Antibiotic prescribing remains high for uncomplicated diverticulitis
1. In this study, antibiotics were prescribed in nearly all visits for uncomplicated diverticulitis between 2015 and 2025, despite guideline ...
Tag: diverticulitis
Amoxicillin-clavulanate offers similar effectiveness for treating outpatient diverticulitis than metronidazole-with-fluoroquinolone
1. Treatment of outpatient diverticulitis with amoxicillin-clavulanate was shown to be comparably effective as a treatment of metronidazole-with-fluoroquinolone for outpatient ...
Amoxicillin–clavulanate safer for patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis
1. The metronidazole-with-fluoroquinolone group had a significantly greater risk of Clostridioides difficile infection compared to the amoxicillin-clavulanate group. 2. The ...
Laparoscopic sigmoid resection for recurrent diverticulitis associated with higher quality of life scores
1. Patients with recurrent diverticulitis have higher quality of life scores after undergoing elective laparoscopic sigmoid resection, compared to a ...
Conditional risk of diverticulitis after non-operative management
1. Among patients managed without surgery, the conditional recurrence-free survival of diverticulitis increased with each year survived recurrence-free. 2. Lower ...
Quick Take: Long-term outcome of surgery versus conservative management for recurrent and ongoing complaints after an episode of diverticulitis
Roughly 20% of patients affected by diverticulitis experience recurrent symptoms after being treated conservatively, without surgery. This is complicated by ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 25, 2019
Epidemiology of brain death in pediatric intensive care units in the United States In the United States, brain death is ...
