Appendicitis hospitalization care costs higher among patients with delayed diagnosis of appendicitis
1. In a cohort of individuals who underwent an appendectomy, those with a delayed diagnosis had higher hospital costs than ...
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24-hour delay may be safe for surgical intervention in patients with uncomplicated appendicitis
1. Operating within 24 hours was non-inferior to operating within 8 hours among patients diagnosed with uncomplicated appendicitis with respect ...
Predictors of in-hospital appendiceal perforation in patients with non-perforated acute appendicitis with appendicolithiasis
1. This retrospective study found that in patients initially presenting with acute appendicitis with appendicolithiasis, the length of hospital stay, ...
2-day antibiotic non-inferior to 5-day antibiotic therapy for postoperative management of complex appendectomy
1. The rate of infectious complications and mortality at 90 days was similar between groups. 2. No treatment-related deaths were ...
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MRI effective for the assessment of acute appendicitis in pregnancy [Classics Series]
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Nonoperative management of uncomplicated acute appendicitis comparable to appendectomy but leads to increased length of stay and disease recurrence
1. No significant differences in treatment success and rate of adverse events were detected in 8 randomized controlled trials of ...
Risks associated with nonoperative management of uncomplicated pediatric appendicitis
1. In a retrospective cohort study of approximately 73,000 children with non-perforated appendicitis, 14% were managed non-operatively with antibiotics, of which 20% experienced subsequent ...
Quick Take: Risk of Appendiceal Neoplasm in Periappendicular Abscess in Patients Treated With Interval Appendectomy vs Follow-up With Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1-year Outcomes of the Peri–Appendicitis Acute Randomized Clinical Trial
Patients presenting with appendicitis are typically stratified as having either uncomplicated or complicated acute appendicitis, the latter of which may ...
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Delays in surgical intervention do not increase odds of appendiceal perforation
1. Time from initial emergency department evaluation to appendectomy onset was not associated with increased odds of appendiceal perforation (AP). ...