Grateful to the surgeons, EM docs, and especially the participants from 25 hospitals who made the #CODATrial. We compared #antibiotics with #surgery to treat #appendicitis. Longer-term outcome results at #ACSCC21 released now and in NEJM today

Happening now at #ACSCC21 discussion of the #CODAtrial long term outcomes and patient factors for appendectomy vs antibiotics for treatment acute appendicitis. We are proud to be a participating site under the leadership of Dr. Skeete and Brett Faine, PharmD.

About half the patients with appendicitis don’t need appendectomy up to 4 yrs. after course of antibiotics. Final results: Comparison of Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy #CODAtrial published today in NEJM, presented at #ACSCC21. facs.org/media/press-re…

CODA Long-Term Trial Results: Antibiotics versus Surgery for Appendicitis audioboom.com/posts/7966489-… via Audioboom

Important study from Drs. GianaDavidson MD MPH Dave Flum Farhood Farjah Et al., "Antibiotics versus Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis — Longer-Term Outcomes." Read more >> nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… (requires NEJM) #antibiotictreatment #appendectomy #appendicitis #appendicolith

CODA fundamentally changed the way we think about appendicitis. Tune in to BehindTheKnife to get the hot take on brand new long term data presented/published today American College of Surgeons/NEJM. Thank you Lillian Kao and David Flum for joining us.

The December issue of General Surgery News is now available, featuring will CODA trial results change surgeons’ approach to appendicitis? generalsurgerynews.com/Digital-Editio…

Study findings suggest that for patients considering antibiotics who want to better understand their chance of appendectomy, assessing appendicolith status may be informative. ja.ma/3fyDADr

The TRIAD implementation program is building on results of the #CODATrial and will lead to more informed decision-making related to antibiotics for appendicitis and better outcomes with antibiotics treatment. More to come soon on this exciting project! GianaDavidson MD MPH

Anyone managing patients w/ #appendicitis knows that #antibiotics as primary treatment has been a hot topic. Help us see how antibiotic use for appendicitis is playing out in the community. Take our 1- minute anonymous survey. We'll share results soon! redcap.link/AppyPractice

The #CODAtrial emphasized culturally sensitive, language concordant care and found that antibiotic management of acute appendicitis didn’t lead to worse clinical outcomes in Spanish-speaking patients. ja.ma/447BW35