or looking for a covid test which you can order online by the way through the government s new website that did a soft launch today but fully functional tomorrow. please order one. joining me now is chief medical officer for ssm health saint anthony which is one of the hospital systems that is indeed out of icu beds and doctor, thank you for being here. oklahoma is the 15th worst state when it comes to deaths and it is the 23rd worst state when it comes to covid cases. oklahomaens are not getting vaccinated at a rate that would be helpful. you wrote the system is at a breaking point. soon you or a loved one will need us for care, whether a stroke or appendectomy and we might not be able to help. talk about what you re going through in oklahoma city. so these are unprecedented times.
A study reinforces a link between appendicoliths and appendectomies after antibiotics, but its author said there s a surprising lack of connection for other factors that tilt patients toward surgery.
With numerous recent studies demonstrating that antibiotics work as well as surgery for most uncomplicated appendicitis cases, the non-surgical approach can now be considered a routine option, according to a review article in JAMA.