Failure Rate of Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis—Closer to 15% Than 50%?

This Viewpoint outlines the problems with the failure rates for nonoperative treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis (NOTA) reported in several major trials and discusses why NOTA may be preferable to appendectomy.

Authors

Salomone Di Saverio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5685-5022)
David A. Talan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7048-8086)

Institutions

University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (US)

Publication Details

Journal: JAMA Surgery
Published: 2025-05-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2025.1133
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 2.25

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Failure Rate of Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis—Closer to 15% Than 50%?

Salomone Di Saverio, David A. Talan

May 14, 2025

1 citations

JAMA Surgery

Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management

2.25

article

Failure Rate of Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis—Closer to 15% Than 50%?

Salomone Di Saverio, David A. Talan

May 14, 2025article en

1 citations

Abstract

JAMA SurgeryVol. 160(7)

University of California, Los Angeles (US), Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (US)

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Openalex Percentile: Top 14%

Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management

2.25

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Failure Rate of Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis—Closer to 15% Than 50%? — Salomone Di Saverio, David A. Talan · JAMA Surgery (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS