Antibiotics for appendicitis: Study findings finalized

Antibiotics are now an accepted first-line treatment for most people with appendicitis, according to final results of the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial, and an updated treatment guideline for appendicitis from the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Giana Davidson is an associate professor of surgery at UW Medicine and the director of the CODA trial’s clinical coordinating center. In this video, Davidson explains why having options is an effective and important approach to appendicitis.