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Podcast 727: Antibiotics for Diverticulitis

Podcast 727: Antibiotics for Diverticulitis

FromEmergency Medical Minute


Podcast 727: Antibiotics for Diverticulitis

FromEmergency Medical Minute

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Length:
4 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2021
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Podcast episode

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Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Classically, diverticulitis is diagnosed via CT scan and patients are discharged home on antibiotics if they are without complication The DINAMO study is a multicenter open-label RCT that evaluated if it is safe to not give antibiotics to patients with mild acute diverticulitis Found no difference in readmission, return visits to ED, pain control, or likelihood of surgical intervention between the group that was sent home with antibiotics and the group without Medical societies have not reached a consensus on this issue, likely further studies need to be completed References Mora-López L, Ruiz-Edo N, Estrada-Ferrer O, et al. Efficacy and Safety of Nonantibiotic Outpatient Treatment in Mild Acute Diverticulitis (DINAMO-study): A Multicentre, Randomised, Open-label, Noninferiority Trial. Ann Surg. 2021;274(5):e435-e442. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000005031 *Image from Hellerhoff, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Summarized by John Spartz, MS4 | Edited by Erik Verzemnieks, MD   The Emergency Medical Minute is excited to announce that we are now offering AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ via online course modules. To access these and for more information, visit our website at https://emergencymedicalminute.org/cme-courses/ and create an account.  Donate to EMM today! Diversity and Inclusion Award
Released:
Nov 8, 2021
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