ArticleUpdates in surgery2020
Risk factors for intra-abdominal abscess following laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis: a retrospective cohort study on 2076 patients.
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- Antibiotic stewardship in non-perforated gangrenous appendicitis: outcomes of single-dose versus postoperative therapy in a retrospective cohort study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Review
- Assessment of frailty and inflammatory burden index as predictors of postoperative IAA in elderly appendectomy patients.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Risk factors of abdominal abscess after laparoscopic appendectomy.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Prospective validation of a therapeutic algorithm for postoperative intra-abdominal abscess after laparoscopic appendectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
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- Risk factors for developing intra-abdominal abscess following appendicectomy for acute appendicitis: a retrospective cohort study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Application and curative effect of laparoscopic purse-string sutures in the treatment of adult acute complicated appendicitis.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- Chronic Appendicitis-From Ambiguous Clinical Image to Inconclusive Imaging Studies.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Development and Validation of a Novel Nomogram to Predict the Risk of Postoperative Intraabdominal Abscess after Laparoscopic Appendectomy.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntra-abdominal abscesses (IAA) may develop after laparoscopic appendectomies (LA) for acute appendicitis. The identification of risk factors for postoperative IAA could lead to a decrease in the readmission rate and surgery redoes after LA for acute appendicitis. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe present study retrospectively analyzed patients undergone LA for acute appendicitis during the period 2001-2017. Clinical, intraoperative, and postoperative outcomes were described. Comparison between groups was made via univariate and multivariate analyses.
resultsThe charts of 2076 patients undergone LA were reviewed. Thirty-seven patients (1.8%) developed a postoperative IAA. Male gender (p < 0.05), ASA score ≥ 2 (p < 0.05), a gangrenous or perforated appendicitis (p < 0.0001), abscess or pelvic peritonitis (p < 0.0001), clipping the mesoappendix (p < 0.0001), appendix division by mechanical stapler (p < 0.05), prolonged antibiotic therapy (p < 0.05), and piperacillin/tazocin regimen (p < 0.0001) were significantly more frequent in the group of patients with IAA. In terms of multivariate analysis, only pelvic peritonitis (p = 0.010), perforated appendicitis (p = 0.0002), and clipping the mesoappendix (p = 0.0002) were independent predictive factors for postoperative IAA.
conclusionPatients with peritonitis or a perforated appendicitis, and those who had their mesoappendix clipped showed a higher likelihood of developing an IAA. At risk patients should be provided with careful follow-up for the early detection and management of this complication.
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