Table 1 Copy of the multiple-choice questionnaire

1. Has your department established antibiotic treatment as a single treatment modality for uncomplicated appendicitis?

 a. Yes, oral treatment

 b. Yes, intravenous treatment

 c. No

2. Has your department treated patients with uncomplicated appendicitis sporadically/unsystematically with antibiotics?

 a. Yes, oral treatment

 b. Yes, intravenous treatment

 c. No

3. Why has your department not implemented antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated appendicitis?

 a. Not relevant, we routinely use antibiotics as a single treatment modality

 b. The available documentation is too weak

 c. Lack of guidelines

 d. Concern regarding developing resistance to antibiotics

 e. Patients prefer surgical treatment

 f. Surgeons prefer surgical treatment Antibiotic treatment as a single treatment modality relates to increased use of radiological investigations (computed tomography and ultrasound)

 g. Other causes

4. Would your department participate in a multicenter study regarding antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated appendicitis?

 a. Yes

 b. No

 c. Do not know

 d. We already participate in an ongoing study