Trial Assessing the Efficacy of a Short Course of Intravenous Antibiotic Followed by Oral Antibiotic in Uncomplicated Acute Diverticulitis

Summary

Medical treatment of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis is not standardized and there is an enormous diversity in clinical practice. The investigators' aim was to demonstrate that uncomplicated diverticulitis can be managed with oral amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid with a short hospital admission.

Timeline

Start

2005-12

Primary completion

2008-05

Completion

2008-10

Drugs

Indications