ArticleJSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Appendicitis is a Severe Disease in Elderly Patients: A Twenty-Year Audit.
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- Comparison of Clinical Features and Outcomes of Appendectomy in Elderly vs. Non-Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Pooled it
- Epidemiology of appendicitis in Ecuador, 2004-2024: a national time-series analysis of incidence, trends, geographic variation, and case-fatality rates.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Impact of Disease Severity and Age on Outcomes After Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Acute appendicitis in geriatric population: a clinical and prognostic comparison of surgical intervention and conservative management.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- COVID-19-specific risk factor for early post-appendectomy complications (EPAC) in older patients: a retrospective study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Observational
- CT of acute abdomen in the elderly.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- Analysis of risk factors associated with the development and postoperative complications of complicated acute appendicitis in elderly patients.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Influence of sarcopenia and frailty in the management of elderly patients with acute appendicitis.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Practice patterns and clinical outcomes in acute appendicitis differ in the elderly patient.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Observational
- Atypical Presentation and Diagnostic Challenges of Appendicitis in an 85-Year-Old Male: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Predicting severity of acute appendicitis with machine learning methods: a simple and promising approach for clinicians.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Diagnostic value of laboratory parameters for complicated appendicitis: A two‑center study.Biomedical reports · 2024Article
- Acute Appendicitis in the Elderly: A Nationwide Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- An Update on Acute Appendicitis in Lebanon: Insights From a Single-Center Retrospective Study.Cureus · 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
- Diagnostic, Therapy and Complications in Acute Appendicitis of 19,749 Cases Based on Routine Data: A Retrospective Multicenter Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- The Global Burden of Appendicitis in 204 Countries and Territories from 1990 to 2019.Clinical epidemiology · 2022Article
- Acute Appendicitis in the Elderly: A Literature Review on an Increasingly Frequent Surgical Problem.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- [Acute appendicitis-Not only a clinical picture of childhood and adolescence].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesLife expectancy has increased substantially. Elderly patients currently represent a large part of patients requiring emergency abdominal surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the postoperative outcomes of elderly patients who underwent appendectomy in a single French tertiary center.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients who underwent appendectomy for acute appendicitis between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 2014. We used the French threshold of ≥ 75 y-old to define elderly patients. Hence, elderly patients who underwent appendectomy were compared to the younger group.
resultsDuring the study period, 2,060 consecutive patients underwent appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Laparoscopic appendectomy was performed in 52% of cases. Similar rates of laparoscopic approach were recorded in both groups, but conversion to open surgery was six times more frequent in elderly patients (17% vs. 3%;
conclusionThis study highlights the fact that appendicitis in the elderly is associated with a higher rate of complicated appendicitis, morbidity, and mortality.
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