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Evidence-based optimisation of empirical antibiotic regimens in paediatric complicated appendicitis: a retrospective study of 94 patients

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2022
BACKGROUND: Acute appendicitis is the most frequent surgical emergency in the paediatric population. Complicated appendicitis accounts for 30% of cases and is inextricably linked to postoperative infectious complications.
Filippo Gerber, Jean-Marc Joseph , Pierre-Alex Crisinel , Véronique Andrey   +3 more
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Predictive ability of CT findings in the differentiation of complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis: a retrospective investigation of 201 patients undergone appendectomy at initial admission

Insights into Imaging, 2021
Background Paradigm shift toward nonoperative management (NOM) of adult appendicitis has made computed tomography (CT) more important than ever, particularly in differentiating complicated from uncomplicated disease.
Jidapa Iamwat, Wanwarang Teerasamit, Piyaporn Apisarnthanarak, Napakadol Noppakunsomboon, Rathachai Kaewlai   +4 more
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A New Score for the Diagnosis of Complicated Appendicitis in Children - Complicated Appendicitis Pediatric Score

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2022
Aim: This study aims to construct and validate a new score for diagnosis of complicated appendicitis in children, complicated appendicitis pediatric score (CoAPS), to guide residents’ clinical decision-making on choosing the correct patients for immediate surgery, reducing the emergency negative surgeries.
Tzortzopoulou, A., Tsolia, M., Spyridis, N., Giamarelou, P., Sfakiotaki, R., Passalides, A., Zavras, N.   +6 more
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Laparoscopic Management of Complicated Appendicitis. Is It Justified? [PDF]

Ain-Shams Journal of Surgery, 2015
Background: Complicated appendicitis is associated with a significant risk of postoperative morbidity, making the value of the laparoscopy as the first choice in the management of complicated appendicitis controversial.
Rania El-Ahmady, Shawki M.K Sharouda, Emad Abdellatif Daoud   +2 more
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PAROTITIS COMPLICATING APPENDICITIS [PDF]

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1904
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The predictive value of computerized tomography‐assessed sarcopenia for complicated appendicitis in geriatric patients

Aging Medicine, 2023
Objective Geriatric patients have more complicated appendicitis, which leads to higher morbidity and mortality rates. Sarcopenia has been shown to have a negative impact on patients undergoing surgery.
Ali Cihat Yildirim, Şahinde Atlanoğlu, Mehmet Ali Gedik, Sezgin Zeren, Mehmet Fatih Ekici   +4 more
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Laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated acute appendicitis does not result in increased surgical complications

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2012
Background/Objectives: Septic postoperative complications are debated in patients with complicated acute appendicitis treated with laparoscopic appendectomy (LA).
Yueh-Ming Lin, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Chia-I Cheng, Boon-Lee Tan, Hang-Tsung Liu   +4 more
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Evaluation of Laparoscopic Appendectomy In Complicated Appendicitis [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2020
Background: The role of laparoscopy in treatment of complicated appendicitis is increasing. Objective: The study goals to assess the role of laparoscopy in complicated appendicitis.
Ahmed Sultan, Ahmed Elsayed Abu El Nour, Magdy Hussain   +2 more
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COMPLICATED APPENDICITIS; TO COMPARE LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY AND OPEN APPENDECTOMY AS TREATMENT OF COMPLICATED APPENDICITIS

THE PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2017
Appendectomy is the most common surgical procedure performed in surgicalemergency. The advent of minimal invasive surgery has massively influenced the field of surgery.Laparoscopic surgery might offer clinical benefits in perforated and complicated appendicitis.Objective: To compare laparoscopic appendectomy and open appendectomy as treatment ...
Awais Shuja, Professor M Ramzan, Nadia Sharif   +2 more
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Risks of complicated acute appendicitis in patients with psychiatric disorders

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Acute appendicitis often presents with vague abdominal pain, which fosters diagnostic challenges to clinicians regarding early detection and proper intervention.
Junmo Kim, Chaeyoung Yang, Hyung Joon Joo, Rae Woong Park, Ga Eun Kim, Daeho Kim, Joonho Choi, Jun Ho Lee, Eunkyung Kim, Seon-Cheol Park, Kwangsoo Kim, Il Bin Kim   +11 more
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