Cost analysis of antibiotic therapy versus appendectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: 5-year results of the APPAC randomized clinical trial

• Jussi Haijanen,

  Roles Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Digestive Surgery and Urology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6295-557X

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• Suvi Sippola,

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Digestive Surgery and Urology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

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• Risto Tuominen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia

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• Juha Grönroos,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Division of Digestive Surgery and Urology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

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• Hannu Paajanen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Mikkeli Central Hospital, Mikkeli, Finland

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• Tero Rautio,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland

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• Pia Nordström,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Division of Surgery, Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland

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• Markku Aarnio,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland

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• Tuomo Rantanen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

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• Saija Hurme,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Software, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8821-8925

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• Paulina Salminen

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: paulina.salminen@tyks.fi

  Affiliations Division of Digestive Surgery and Urology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, Department of Surgery, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

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