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January 15, 2014World Journal of Emergency SurgeryOpen Access

Acute appendicitis in the elderly: risk factors for perforation

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Population

214 patients over the age of 60 years with a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of acute appendicitis

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Authors

AOAbdelkarim H OmariMKMuhammad R. KhammashGQGhazi Qasaimeh

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Overview

Highlights importance of timely presentation in elderly appendicitis; leaves open whether interventions to reduce delay improve outcomes.

Structured PICO

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Population
214 patients over the age of 60 years with a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of acute appendicitis (103 males, 111 females)
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Outcome
Risk factors for perforation

In elderly patients with acute appendicitis, pre-hospital time delay is the most important risk factor for perforation, which significantly increases morbidity and mortality.

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Omari et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8243d2c7a413f7f12a4e0bhttps://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-9-6
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