RCT: Another study shows that non-antibiotic outpatient treatment in mild acute diverticulitis is safe.
12 Jul, 2021 | 01:29h | UTCEfficacy and Safety of Non-Antibiotic Outpatient Treatment in Mild Acute Diverticulitis (DINAMO-study): A Multicentre, Randomised, Open-Label, Non-Inferiority Trial – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related: State of the Art Review: Management of colonic diverticulitis AND Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Diverticulitis Without Antibiotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Diseases of the Colon & Rectum AND Antibiotics Do Not Reduce Length of Hospital Stay for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis in a Pragmatic Double-Blind Randomized Trial – Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology AND Randomized Trial: Antibiotic Avoidance Associated with Similar Long-term Outcomes in Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
Commentary on Twitter
Another (final?) nail in the coffin for antibiotics in uncomplicated diverticulitis? DINAMO study from Spain – Outpatient treatment with antibiotics versus symptomatic Tx.
No difference in hospitalization rate or revisits to ER.https://t.co/wOc3tBGfxr @AnnalsofSurgery
— Ville Sallinen (@villesallinen) July 9, 2021