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30 lip 2024 · Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency in the world, with a lifetime risk of 8.6 percent in males and 6.9 percent in females [1]. For over a century, open appendectomy was the only standard treatment for appendicitis.
Acute appendicitis affects 96.5 to 100 people per 100 000 adults per year worldwide. Appendectomy remains first-line therapy for acute appendicitis, but treatment with antibiotics rather than surgery is appropriate in selected patients with uncomplicated appendicitis.
Recommendations. Urgent. Seek immediate surgical input and consider involving critical care for any patient with suspected appendicitis and signs of shock or sepsis. If the patient has signs of shock, give a fluid challenge to correct hypotension and/or tachycardia. [79] See Shock.
15 kwi 2020 · Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common causes of acute abdominal pain. Diagnosis of AA is still challenging and some controversies on its management are still present among different settings and practice patterns worldwide.
15 wrz 2021 · Treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis may involve appendectomy or nonoperative care (pain control, antibiotics, and careful follow-up). The advantages and disadvantages of each should...
6 mar 2024 · Appendicitis, an inflammation of the vestigial vermiform appendix, is one of the most common causes of the acute abdomen and one of the most frequent indications for an emergency abdominal surgical procedure worldwide .
