Duration: 4-7 days after adequate source control achieved
Duration: pre-operative antibiotics only
Gangrenous or perforated appendicitis without abscess should be treated for additional 24-48 hours after appendectomy
Duration: no more than 24 hours post-operatively if operated on within 12 hours of trauma
Duration: no more than 24 hours post-operatively if operated on within 24 hours of perforation
Guidelines