Background Appendectomy is a common emergency procedure. The risks have been
reported in previous studies but often are limited to inpatient complications. The purpose of …

Objective The authors present an accurate and comprehensive snapshot of appendicitis and
the practice of appendectomy in the 1990s. Methods Appendectomies were performed on …

Background To compare selected outcomes (30‐day reoperation and total length of hospital
stay) following emergency appendectomy between populations from New York State and …

Background Emergency appendicectomy is the most common emergency surgical
procedure performed in Australia. Despite this frequency, there is a relative paucity of …

Background It is generally believed that appendectomy should be performed immediately to
prevent perforation and complications. Therefore, our objectives were to investigate the …

Background Appendicectomy is a common general surgical emergency procedure and may
be used as a surrogate marker to evaluate quality in surgical management. The aim of this …

Background The study of regional variations in surgical outcomes and cost has been used to
identify areas for improvement and savings. This study investigates potential regional …

Purpose This retrospective study was aimed to determine if appendiceal perforation
identified pathologically but not surgically is clinically meaningful. Methods The study …

Background Appendectomy is considered a safe operation, the related complications being
minor. Negative exploration is an accepted procedure to avoid complications of appendicitis …

Purpose The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors associated with
postoperative morbidity and major morbidity, with a prolonged length of hospital stay and …