OBJECTIVE: To establish the characteristics of uncomplicated @entity697 (UAA) and assess the efficacy of antibiotics by comparison with emergency appendicectomy for treatment. METHODS: A retrospective clinical analysis was made on 742 cases of @entity697 . Several characteristics of UAA were identified. Following these rules 46 UAA @entity1 were enrolled to receive antibiotic treatment for at least 48 h.follow-up was carried out for 6 months. RESULTS: Statistical analysis indicated that high level white blood cell count (>20 10(9)/L,P=0.000, OR=2.717), local or diffuse muscle guarding (P=0.031, OR=1.649), intraluminal stercolith (P=0.000, OR=2.939) and periappendiceal fluid (P=0.005, OR=3.273) were independent risk factors of complicated @entity697 . With none of these factors we enrolled 46 UAA @entity1 . Of the 46 @entity1 , 44(95.65%) were treated successfully with antibiotics. 2(4.35%) @entity1 were unexpectedly identified to have @entity532 at surgery. Recurrent @entity698 occurred in 5(11.36%) @entity1 after 6 months. There was no difference in duration of @entity158 and duration of hospital stay between antibiotic treatment group and appendicectomy group. CONCLUSION: Although antibiotic treatment may fail in some UAA cases, and there is a risk of recurrence, antibiotic treatment still appears to be a safe first-line therapy for UAA @entity1 .

[Treatment with antibiotics for uncomplicated XXXX : strategy and its value].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute appendicitis'] @entity698 :: ('MESH:D001064', 'Disease') :: ['appendicitis'] @entity532 :: ('MESH:D003925', 'Disease') :: ['complicated appendicitis'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity697 :: (MESH:D000208,Disease) :: ['acute appendicitis']
