CONTRACT Study - CONservative TReatment of Appendicitis in Children (feasibility): study protocol for a randomised controlled Trial

CONTRACT Study - CONservative TReatment of Appendicitis in Children (feasibility): study protocol for a randomised controlled Trial

Abstract Background Currently, the routine treatment for acute appendicitis in the United Kingdom is an appendicectomy. However, there is increasing scientific interest and research into non-operative treatment of appendicitis in adults and children. While a number of studies have investigated non-o...

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Main Authors: Natalie Hutchings, Wendy Wood, Isabel Reading, Erin Walker, Jane M. Blazeby, William van’t Hoff, Bridget Young, Esther M. Crawley, Simon Eaton, Maria Chorozoglou, Frances C. Sherratt, Lucy Beasant, Harriet Corbett, Michael P. Stanton, Simon Grist, Elizabeth Dixon, Nigel J. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Appendicitis
Non-operative treatment
Paediatric surgery
Appendicectomy
Feasibility
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2520-z

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