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15 kwi 2020 · The results of the first round of the Delphi consensus modified the previous recommendation from 2016 guidelines (see graphs included as Supplementary Material files 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) as follows: “We suggest appendectomy without pre-operative imaging for high-risk patients younger than 50 years old according to the AIR score”, 8.3% ...
10 mar 2020 · Elderly patients with acute appendicitis showed higher mortality, higher perforation rate, lower diagnostic accuracy, longer delay from symptoms onset and admission, higher postoperative complication rate and higher risk of colonic and appendiceal cancer.
Classic symptoms of appendicitis include vague periumbilical pain, anorexia/nausea/intermittent vomiting, migration of pain to the right lower quadrant, and low-grade fever. The diagnosis of acute appendicitis is made in approximately 90% of patients presenting with these symptoms.
15 kwi 2020 · Conclusions: The 2020 WSES guidelines on AA aim to provide updated evidence-based statements and recommendations on each of the following topics: (1) diagnosis, (2) non-operative management for...
20 cze 2016 · Appendicitis is a common surgical condition in children and young adults, with a lifetime risk of 7%. 1 With increasing life expectancy, its incidence in elderly adults is rising. 1, 2 Five percent to 10% of cases occur in people aged 65 and older, 3 which is often associated with delay in treatment and subsequently higher rates of ...
8 kwi 2024 · Risk factors for superficial wound infection in patients younger than 60 years included cerebrovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, heart failure, and obesity, whereas only heart failure was a risk factor in older patients.
Results: Patients aged 50 years and older with acute abdominal pain had a significantly higher incidence of surgery. Fourteen percent had acute appendicitis (27% in younger patients), with an increased complication rate (20% vs. 8%) and mortality (3% vs. 0.2%).
