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Diagnostic Value Of Serum Urea, Creatinine, Sodium And Potassium For Complicated Appendicitis - A One Year Retrospective Study.

Journal of Ayub Medical College, 2022
BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency and if complicated, manifesting as abscess, perforation, suppurative or gangrenous appendicitis, carries significant morbidity and mortality.
Mishal Maqbool, Fatima Khaliq, Amina Mehboob, Salwa Anis, Maqbool Hussain, Muhammad Amjad   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Anatomical and clinical variations in the mesoappendix and appendicular arteries: implications for appendicitis and surgical outcomes

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Anatomical variations in the mesoappendix and appendicular arteries play a crucial role in the development and management of appendicitis. This study aimed to analyze these variations and their clinical implications. Methods A retrospective analysis of 287 patients who underwent appendectomy was conducted.
Mehmet Torun, Osman Sulak, Mukaddes Üçkarış, İsmail Ege Subaşı   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Comparison of Open and Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Is There any Outcome Difference Between Non-Complicated and Complicated Appendicitis?

Balkan Medical Journal, 2011
Objective: The assessment of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) and open appendectomy (OA) in patients with noncomplicated (NCA) and complicated appendicitis (CA) was aimed for. Material and Methods: Of 279 patients with appendectomy, 135 had NCA (48.3%) (49
Ünal Bıçakcı, Burak Tander, Mithat Günaydın, Rıza Rızalar, Ender Aritürk, Suat H. Ayyıldız, Ferit Bernay   +6 more
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Analyzing the dynamics of complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Seoul, Korea: a multifaceted time series approach [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health
OBJECTIVES This study investigated the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated control strategies on the incidence of appendicitis in Seoul, using data from 2018 to 2020 from Korea’s National Health Insurance. METHODS We
Kiook Baek, Chulyong Park
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the Prognostic Power of Preoperative Laboratory Biomarkers in Predicting Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis and the Outcomes of the Relevant Surgical Intervention

Journal of Pediatric Research, 2023
Aim:The purpose of this study was to assess the prognostic power of preoperative laboratory biomarkers in pediatric age group individuals diagnosed with appendicitis in the emergency department in distinguishing complicated appendicitis from non ...
Canan Salman Önemli, Kübra Evren Şahin, Özge Atacan   +2 more
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Daytime versus Nighttime in Acute Appendicitis

Diagnostics, 2022
Background: Little is known about patients with appendicitis presenting at nighttime. It is hypothesized that patients presented at night more frequently have a complicated (gangrenous or perforated) appendicitis and therefore develop more postoperative ...
Wouter J. Bom, Joske de Jonge, Jochem C. G. Scheijmans, Anna A. W. van Geloven, Sarah L. Gans, Marja A. Boermeester, Willem A. Bemelman, Charles C. van Rossem, on behalf of the SNAPSHOT   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of Patients Presented with Complicated Appendicitis in Adama, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Complicated appendicitis (CA) is defined as perforated appendicitis, peritonitis, peri-appendicular abscess, or appendicular mass. One-third of patients who develop appendicitis are diagnosed with CA at presentation.
Haset Dagne, Tsega-Ab Abebaw
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Systemic Biologics Have Similar Safety to Vedolizumab in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Following Liver Transplantation

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In liver transplant recipients with coexistent inflammatory bowel disease, incidence of infectious events observed between those exposed to ‘gut‐specific’ and ‘systemic’ biologics were similar. Biologic choice should not be influenced by concerns regarding their co‐prescription with transplant immunosuppression.
Simone Chin, Danny Con, Patrick Hilley, Crispin Corte, Ken Liu, Adam Testro, Peter De Cruz, Matthew C. Choy, Ashish Srinivasan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complications associated with appendicitis [PDF]

The American Journal of Surgery, 1942
I N a discussion of postoperative comphcations CutIer and Scott’ state that, “With the period that fohows operative intervention begin the triaIs and tribuIations of the surgeon.” This statement is probably nowhere more true than in the case of those patients who require surgical attention because of a septic appendix, and in whom infection has ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Living with acuteness in chronic illness: The temporal underpinnings of endometriosis

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how acuteness is experienced by people with endometriosis in Finland. Drawing on in‐depth interviews as well as anonymous written endometriosis stories, we trace instances when the sense of chronicity and cyclicality of endometriosis is disrupted by a possibility of risk to life. These instances include when endometriosis
Venla Oikkonen, Elina Helosvuori
wiley   +1 more source