Parental Attitudes Towards Choosing between Operative and Nonoperative Management of Pediatric Acute Appendicitis

Making healthcare decisions for children can be challenging for parents or guardians. We aimed to characterize the decision-making preferences and stress of parents or guardians who were offered both appendectomy or nonoperative management (NOM) for children with acute appendicitis.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - November 10, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: R.L. Massoumi, G. Dubrovsky, M. Nguyen, C. Gomez, M. Blahut, G.D. Sacks, C. Cho, S.L. Lee, H.C. Jen, D.A. DeUgarte, S. Shekherdimian Tags: Original article Source Type: research