J Korean Surg Soc.  2006 Feb;70(2):120-123.

The Efficacy of Adding Postoperative Oral Antibiotics after Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy in Acute Appendicitis

• Yoo JS
• Ban JY
• Kim JH

Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of the postoperative oral antibiotics in acute appendicitis.
METHODS
This study compared 126 patients diagnosed with appendicitis in 2004, who did not take oral antibiotics after the postoperative treatment (group 2), with 119 patients diagnosed with appendicitis in the year of 2003, who did take oral antibiotics after the parenteral postoperative antibiotics regimen (group 1).
RESULTS
The clinical, operative, and bacterial outcomes were similar. Only one infectious complication was detected in each group (group1; 1/119, group2; 1/126).
CONCLUSION
This study suggests that adding a course of oral antibiotics, after completing a course of parenteral antibiotics, does not decrease The rate of postoperative infectious complications in appendicitis patients.

Keyword

Appendicitis; Oral antibiotics; Infectious complication

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents*
Appendicitis*
Humans
Anti-Bacterial Agents