JOURNAL ARTICLE
META-ANALYSIS
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
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The role of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics use in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis (AUD) remains debated despite recent studies suggesting no difference in outcomes for patients treated without antibiotics.

DATA SOURCES: Systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to determine the role of antibiotics in managing AUD. Literature search was conducted using Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases from 1946 to June 2017. Eight studies with 2469 patients were included for review. Overall complication rates were not statistically significant between groups (OR 0.72; CI 0.45 to 1.16; P = 0.18), but antibiotic use was associated with a longer length of stay in hospital. Subgroup analysis revealed no difference in readmission rates, treatment failure rates, progression to complicated diverticulitis, or increased need for elective or emergent surgery between study groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Antibiotic use in patients with AUD increases length of hospital stay but is not associated with a reduction in overall or individual complication rates.

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