ArticleJournal of the Korean Surgical Society2013
Association between pregnancy and acute appendicitis in South Korea: a population-based, cross-sectional study.
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- Evidence-Based Guideline on Laparoscopy in Pregnancy: Commissioned by the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) Endorsed by the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG).Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2019Pooled it
- Birth Weight-Dependent Regional Disparities in 28-Day and 1-Year Survival of Preterm Infants: Seoul Capital Area vs. Non-Capital Regions, South Korea, 2002-2021.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Early outcome of the Korean Diagnosis-Related Groups payment system for appendectomy.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2015Article
- Clinical significance of national patients sample analysis: factors affecting mortality and length of stay of organophosphate and carbamate poisoned patients.Healthcare informatics research · 2013Article
- Pregnant patients requiring emergency general surgery: a scoping review of diagnostic and management strategies.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo estimate the prevalence of acute appendicitis and the relationship between pregnancy and acute appendicitis among South Korean women in 2009.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study over 1 year period using a national registry data. We analyzed a national patient sample (n = 1,116,040) from a database complied by the South Korean National Health Insurance in 2009.
resultsWe identified 15,974 cases of acute appendicitis from 2009. The prevalence rate of acute appendicitis was 228 ± 2 per 100,000 persons. The prevalence in men was higher than in women. The peak prevalence of the disease in both genders occurred in patients aged 10 to 14 years. After that, prevalence declined with age. The prevalence of acute appendicitis in women aged 20 to 39 years was negatively associated with age and pregnancy (P < 0.001) but was not associated with socioeconomic status. The prevalence of perforated appendicitis cases by age is represented by a U-shaped curve. The prevalence was highest in people less than five years of age and in people older than 60 years.
conclusionWe found that the prevalence of acute appendicitis decreased with increasing age after early teens, and that the prevalence of acute appendicitis in pregnant women was lower than in nonpregnant women.
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