ArticleBulletin of emergency and trauma2013
Short-term Outcome of Open Appendectomy in Southern Iran: A Single Center Experience.
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- Barriers to accessing appendectomy in the public sector health system in the Western Cape Province, South Africa.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2024Article
- Factors Contributing to Delays to Accessing Appendectomy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.World journal of surgery · 2023Article
- Outcomes of the Macroscopically Normal Appendix Left in Situ in Patients with Suspected Appendicitis.World journal of surgery · 2022Article
- Acute Appendicitis during Pregnancy; Results of a Cohort Study in a Single Iranian Center.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2018Article
- The Diagnostic Value of Surface Markers in Acute Appendicitis; A Diagnostic Accuracy Study.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2015Article
- A model for decision making for intensive care unit admission in source limited hospitals.Iranian Red Crescent medical journal · 2014Article
- Accuracy of Surgeon's Intraoperation Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis, Compared with the Histopathology Results.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2014Article
- Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the short-term outcome of open appendectomy, the rate of negative appendectomy as well as pathology reports after surgery in patients with suspected acute appendicitis.
methodsThis was a retrospective cross-sectional study being performed in Nemazee hospital affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Science during a 2-year period between 2008 and 2010. The medical records of all consecutive patients who underwent open appendectomy in our center due to acute appendicitis were included in the study. The elective and laparoscopic appendectomies were excluded. The demographic information, clinical findings, laboratory investigations and the histopathological examination of the appendix were recorded and reported.
resultsA total of 337 patient including 137 (36.4%) females, and 240 (63.6%) males with the mean age of 16.26 ± 9.81 (range 3 to 76) years were stduied. Anorexia (64.7%) and fever (20.7%) were more prevalent symptoms. The mean duration between pain initiation and operation ranged from 0 to 14 days with mean 1.88 ± 1.63 days. Right lower quadrant (RLQ), periumbilical, epigastria, left lower quadrant (LLQ), and Right upper quadrant (RUQ), pain were manifest in 78.8%, 41.6%, 12.2%, 3.2%, and 1.3% of patients, respectively. Pathological evaluation of the appendix showed appendicitis in 70.4% of patients.
conclusionThe higher rate of negative appendectomy accounts for wasteful tapping of medical resources and causing further complication in patients. Therefore it is essential to conduct more accurate studies to detect the root cause of the disease. This would help improve the management of appendicitis which is an emergency condition with high incidence.
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