Medications and the risk of perforated appendicitis: an adverse event report system (FAERS) database analysis

CONCLUSION: Findings from the FAERS database highlight the risk of appendiceal perforation in the context of different classes of drugs. Larger pharmacovigilance studies are needed to confirm these observations as well as overcome inherent reporting biases.PMID:36322707 | DOI:10.1080/17474124.2022.2143346

Source: Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 2, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Daryl Ramai Daniel Mozell Antonio Facciorusso Anjali Kewalramani Saurabh Chandan Banreet Dhindsa Amaninder Dhaliwal Shahab Khan Douglas G Adler Source Type: research