Evaluating the necessity of post-operative antibiotics in uncomplicated appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMC Surg · 2025 · PMC12579393 · PMID 41176598

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a slight trendno p-value reported

The overall effect size of 1.52 (95% CI: 0.84, 2.74) suggests a slight trend favoring preoperative antibiotics, but since the confidence interval includes 1, this result should be interpreted with caution.

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