A study comparing costs for 2 days vs. 5 days of postoperative antibiotics after appendectomy for complex appendicitis found that two days resulted in a statistically significant cost reduction. The difference in overall societal costs was – €625 in favor of the 2-day group, largely due to reduced hospital stay. Restricting postoperative antibiotics to 2 days was also found to be cost-effective, with estimated significant cost savings.
Journal Article by de Wijkerslooth EML, Boerma EG (…) van den Boom AL et 18 al. in Ann Surg
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