Antibiotics Do Not Reduce Length of Hospital Stay for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis in a Pragmatic Double-Blind Randomized Trial

Antibiotic treatment is the standard care for patients with uncomplicated acute diverticulitis. However, this practice is based on low-level evidence and has been challenged by findings from 2 randomized trials, which did not include a placebo group. We investigated the non-inferiority of placebo vs antibiotic treatment for the management of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - March 31, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Rebekah Jaung, Sherry Nisbet, Martijn Pieter Gosselink, Angelina Di Re, Celia Keane, Anthony Lin, Tony Milne, Bruce Su ’a, Siraj Rajaratnam, Grahame Ctercteko, Li Hsee, David Rowbotham, Andrew Hill, Ian Bissett Source Type: research