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1 mar 2016 · We designed a case-control study in order to compare various perceived risk factors among patients with complicated or non-complicated acute appendicitis. We sought to determine odds ratios for risk factors of developing complicated acute appendicitis.
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.
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 ...
3 paź 2022 · Studies reported higher mortality and perforation rates, marked increase in delay from symptom onset to hospital admission, significant complication rates, as well as excessive malignancy outcomes on histopathological examinations in patients older than 50 years of age with acute appendicitis.
15 sty 2014 · Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and becomes serious when it perforates. Perforation is more frequent in the elderly patients. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors of perforation in elderly patients who presented with acute appendicitis.
26 wrz 2015 · Acute appendicitis is one of the most common general surgical emergencies worldwide, with an estimated lifetime risk reported to be 7–8%. 1 Accordingly, appendectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures worldwide and represents an important burden on modern health systems.
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.
