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ArticleScandinavian journal of primary health care2024

Pre-hospital management and patient-related factors affecting access to the surgical care of appendicitis - a survey study.

Kirsi Serenella Lastunen, Ari Kalevi Leppäniemi, Panu Juhani Mentula

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Article in Scandinavian journal of primary health care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kirsi Serenella LastunenDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and the University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3439-7988
Ari Kalevi LeppäniemiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and the University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-6228-2619
Panu Juhani MentulaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital and the University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-6516-3797
University of Helsinki · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsLong pre-hospital delay substantially increases the likelihood of perforated appendicitis. This study aimed to find patient-related factors affecting this delay.

methodsA survey was conducted for patients with acute appendicitis after appendectomy. The participants were asked about their path to the surgical center and socioeconomic status. Variables affecting delays and the rate of complicated appendicitis were analyzed.

resultsThe study included 510 patients; 157 (31%) had complicated appendicitis with a median prehospital delay of 42 h. In patients with uncomplicated appendicitis, the delay was 21 h,

conclusionsAdvanced age, fever and failure to suspect acute appendicitis in primary care are associated with prolonged pre-hospital delay and complicated appendicitis.

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AppendectomyAppendicitisAdolescentAdultAgedAge FactorsFemaleFeverHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisReferral and ConsultationSurveys and QuestionnairesTime-to-TreatmentAppendicitiscomplicated appendicitisdiagnosispatient delaypre-hospital delaysocioeconomic status

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PMID38497923
PMCPMC11332302
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