Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: A Prospective Randomised Controlled Non-inferiority Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety (APRES) of Non-operative Management in Children With Acute Uncomplicated Append
Brief Summary: This study is designed to determine the safety and efficacy of non-operative antibiotic management of clinically diagnosed acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children. Enrolled patients will be randomised and an allocation ratio of 1:1 will be made via weighted minimisation, where half of the patients will receive non-operative management with intravenous Piperacillin with Tazobactam, while the other half will have an appendicectomy.