ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2016
Acute appendicitis: Epidemiology, treatment and outcomes- analysis of 16544 consecutive cases.
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- Abdominal drainage to prevent intra-peritoneal abscess after appendectomy for complicated appendicitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Same-day discharge after appendectomy for acute appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Pooled it
- The SIFIPAC/WSES/SICG/SIMEU guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis in the elderly (2019 edition).World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2020Guideline
- Never put equipoise in appendix! Final results of ASAA (antibiotics vs. surgery for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults) randomized controlled trial.Updates in surgery · 2019Trial
- Acute Appendicitis: Still a Surgical Disease? Results from a Propensity Score-Based Outcome Analysis of Conservative Versus Surgical Management from a Prospective Database.World journal of surgery · 2017Trial
- Can we discharge patients on the same day? a reliability analysis of early discharge after laparoscopic appendectomy.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Complicated versus uncomplicated acute appendicitis: clinical characteristics, diagnostic scores, surgical management, and outcomes in a tertiary hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Clinical Efficacy of Standardized Care for Abdominal Drainage Tubes in the Treatment of Acute Appendicitis: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Emergency medicine international · 2026Article
- Nonoperative management of uncomplicated acute appendicitis; results of 5 years follow.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
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- Utility of serum and urine leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein 1 (LRG1) as predictors of appendicitis and complicated appendicitis in children.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
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- The Clinical Relevance of an Inflamed Appendix in Crohn's Disease.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2024Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of doctors at the emergency department and radiologists in differentiating between complicated and uncomplicated acute appendicitis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- Predictive efficacy of immature granulocytes in acute complicated appendicitis.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024Article
- Mean platelet volume and total white blood cells as diagnostic biomarkers for acute appendicitis at Omdurman military hospital: a cross-sectional study - 2021.BMC gastroenterology · 2023Article
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- Is acute appendicitis more severe in foreign workers of northern Israel? A retrospective cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Acute appendicitis over the age of 50: The evaluation of the impact of clinical variables on operative and post-operative outcomes.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimTo investigate the epidemiology, treatment and outcomes of acute appendicitis (AA) in a large population study.
methodsThis is a retrospective cohort study derived from the administrative dataset of the Bergamo district healthcare system (more than 1 million inhabitants) from 1997 to 2013. Data about treatment, surgery, length of stay were collected. Moreover for each patients were registered data about relapse of appendicitis and hospital admission due to intestinal obstruction.
resultsFrom 1997 to 2013 in the Bergamo district we collected 16544 cases of AA, with a crude incidence rate of 89/100000 inhabitants per year; mean age was 24.51 ± 16.17, 54.7% were male and the mean Charlson's comorbidity index was 0.32 ± 0.92. Mortality was < 0.0001%. Appendectomy was performed in 94.7% of the patients and the mean length of stay was 5.08 ± 2.88 d; the cumulative hospital stay was 5.19 ± 3.36 d and 1.2% of patients had at least one further hospitalization due intestinal occlusion. Laparoscopic appendectomy was performed in 48% of cases. Percent of 5.34 the patients were treated conservatively with a mean length of stay of 3.98 ± 3.96 d; the relapse rate was 23.1% and the cumulative hospital stay during the study period was 5.46 ± 6.05 d.
conclusionThe treatment of acute appendicitis in Northern Italy is slowly changing, with the large diffusion of laparoscopic approach; conservative treatment of non-complicated appendicitis is still a neglected option, but rich of promising results.
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