Amy Rushing

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[Amy Rushing @AmyRushing16]

Yes, this was a challenging PICO given paucity of data. We concluded- given overall low incidence of cancer- RIA in otherwise young healthy pets likely not indicated. Frankly, more studies are needed. Anyone interested?

[Amy Rushing @AmyRushing16]

I think clinical judgment reigns supreme. Until more structured RCTs like CODA come out, I would treat on a case-by-case basis.

[Amy Rushing @AmyRushing16]

I think the only reason it wasn’t a critical outcome was because the known frequency of malignancy is low. Debatable, I know, but that was the group consensus at the time.

[Lisa Kodadek, MD @LisaKodadek]

@abriggs617 @AmyRushing16 Curious why malignancy was considered important but not a critical outcome? Suspect many surgeons and patients worry a lot about this risk when considering need for routine interval appendectomy #EASTjc

[Amy Rushing @AmyRushing16]

Study inclusion was based on the best available data for each PICO question. If you have read the article, you’ll see the data is quite limited. This made the task challenging.

[Amy Rushing @AmyRushing16]

Great question! These questions were based on surgeons’ inquiries and the increased discussion/practice using abx for acute appy.