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Contemporary National Inpatient Trends in appendectomy utilization and operative approach in the United States, 2016–2022 [PDF]

Surgery Open Science
Background: Contemporary national data on inpatient appendectomy practice remain limited. We evaluated recent trends in appendectomy utilization and operative approach among patients hospitalized with appendicitis and examined patient- and hospital-level
Sepehr Seifi, BS, Ali Seifi, MD, Tavis Kotzur, MD, Nicholas Arabion Taylor, MD   +3 more
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Age at Appendectomy, Pneumonia/Influenza Risk, and The Role of Modifiable Risk-factor Profiles [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Background This study examined whether appendectomy was associated with the subsequent risk of pneumonia/influenza and whether this association differed according to age at appendectomy.
Gang Chen, Wen Li, Yuhao Zhao, Haitao Li, Yi Li, Chao Song, Pinhua Pan   +6 more
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Age-Specific Temporal Trends and Climate-Associated Seasonality of Appendectomy in Japan: A Nationwide Population-Based Study Using the National Database. [PDF]

Ann Gastroenterol Surg
ABSTRACT Aim This study investigated nationwide temporal trends, age‐specific changes, and seasonal variations in appendectomies in Japan using the national database of health insurance claims and specific health checkups (NDB). Methods Data on appendectomies (open [OA] and laparoscopic [LA]) were extracted from the 2018–2023 NDB Open Data.
Sumiyoshi S, Kido M, Arita T, Nakamichi N, Kurashima K, Nanishi K, Kiuchi J, Shimizu H, Yoshii K, Shiozaki A.   +9 more
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Comparison of Nationwide Volumes for Five Major Gastrointestinal Surgical Procedures in Japan: Implications From Publicly Available NCD and NDB Open Data. [PDF]

Ann Gastroenterol Surg
ABSTRACT Aim In Japan, the National Clinical Database (NCD), a clinician‐reported registry, and the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan Open Data (NDB Open Data), an administrative claims database, are both widely used as nationwide surgical databases, but their consistency in capturing national surgical ...
Kiriyama A, Fujii M, Asano T, Hirano S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Predictors of Difficult Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Acute Appendicitis

Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2021
Introduction Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency of the abdomen and appendectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures.
Mukesh Karki, Narayan Belbase
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Appendectomy and risk for inflammatory bowel disease: effect of age and time post appendectomy – a cohort study

BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 2022
Background and objective Appendectomy may modulate the risk of inflammatory bowel disease through an effect on the gut microbiota. This study investigated the associations between appendectomy and incidence of Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis ...
Marie-Elise Parent, Canisius Fantodji, Prevost Jantchou, Marie-Claude Rousseau   +3 more
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Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Following Appendectomy in Adulthood

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Background: The appendix has a complicated immune function, and appendectomy may derange the immune system. Studies on the relationship between appendectomy and subsequent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been inconsistent. We conducted a nationwide
Wei-Sheng Chung, Wei-Sheng Chung, Wei-Sheng Chung, Sunny Chung, Chung-Y Hsu, Cheng-Li Lin, Cheng-Li Lin   +6 more
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Impact of age at appendectomy on development of type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
AIM:Diabetes is a complex metabolic disease characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation in which genetic and environmental factors are involved.
Yang-Ming Lee, Chew-Teng Kor, Diko Zhou, Hsueh-Chou Lai, Chia-Chu Chang, Wen-Lung Ma   +5 more
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Laparoscopic Appendectomy versus Open Appendectomy in Acute Appendicitis

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2023
Background: Appendectomy is the most common emergency surgical procedure performed. Appendectomy is performed by either open or laparoscopic methods. However, there is lack of consensus regarding the most appropriate method.
Yugal Jyoty Nepal, Sanjaya Paudyal, Surendra Shah, Niraj Giri   +3 more
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Comparative Study Between Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy in Obese Patients [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2022
Background: One of the most prevalent reasons for emergency abdominal surgery is acute appendicitis. Surgical appendectomy, open or laparoscopic, is the preferred treatment choice.
Mohamed Tag EL-Din, Al-Sayed Hamdy, Ahmed Zabady   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source