Fig. 1From: Two versus five days of antibiotics after appendectomy for complex acute appendicitis (APPIC): study protocol for a randomized controlled trialAPPIC flowchart of inclusion and randomization. Legend: * All except intraoperative criteria regarding type of appendicitis; ** If the patient has not been able to give informed consent prior to appendectomy, this may still be acquired postoperatively, as long as inclusion and randomization takes place within 24Â h; *** Intravenously administered antibiotic treatment continues for three more days to complete 5 days in totalBack to article page