Bug In Your Ear

CASA RELAX: finding the right antibiotics for appendicitis


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What is the right antibiotic plan for patients with appendicitis? Right now it seems like if you ask 10 surgeons, you're liable to get 11 answers. But Dante Yeh is doing a new, brilliantly designed study to try to get a real solution to the question. It's the Complicated And Simple Appendicitis: Restrictive or Liberal post-operative Antibiotic eXposure (CASA RELAX) study, using Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR) and Response Adjusted for Duration of Antibiotic Risk (RADAR): A Randomized Controlled Trial

Dr. Yeh's study is one of three trials in the SIS multi-center study initiative. As you’ll hear, he’s looking for collaborators.

You can reach him at [email protected].

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Bug In Your EarBy Jonathan E. Kohler, MD

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