Does the time from symptom onset to surgery affect the outcomes of patients with acute appendicitis? A prospective cohort study of 255 patients

Does the time from symptom onset to surgery affect the outcomes of patients with acute appendicitis? A prospective cohort study of 255 patients

Introduction The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of operative timing on outcomes of acute appendicitis. Methods This study examined adult patients who had presented to the hospital with acute appendicitis and had undergone appendectomy from December 2017 to February 2019. Time del...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian journal of endoscopic surgery 2021-07, Vol.14 (3), p.361-367
Hauptverfasser: Jiang, Li, Liu, Zhonghui, Tong, Xiaojun, Deng, Yang, Liu, Jianwen, Yang, Xuefei, Chan, Fion S.Y., Fan, Joe K.M.
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Sprache:eng
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acute appendicitis
Appendicitis
Cohort analysis
operative timing
perforation
Surgical outcomes
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of operative timing on outcomes of acute appendicitis. Methods This study examined adult patients who had presented to the hospital with acute appendicitis and had undergone appendectomy from December 2017 to February 2019. Time delay and outcomes of perforated and non‐perforated appendicitis were compared. Patients were classified into five groups based on the period from symptom onset to operation: group 1,
ISSN:1758-5902
1758-5910
DOI:10.1111/ases.12870