Why the study?
What are the clinical predictors and outcomes of perforation in children undergoing emergency appendicectomies?
Population
134 children <13 years old who underwent emergency appendicectomies in a Malaysian hospital in 2007
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Longer symptom duration and leukocytosis may predict perforation in children; leaves open whether earlier intervention improves outcomes.
What are the clinical predictors and outcomes of perforation in children undergoing emergency appendicectomies?
In children undergoing emergency appendicectomy, longer symptom duration and higher white cell counts predict perforation, which is associated with longer recovery and potential pyogenic complications.
Ngim et al. (2014) studied this question.
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