Revisiting delayed appendectomy in patients with acute appendicitis

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader Revisiting delayed appendectomy in patients with acute appendicitis Μέσω pubmed: "world j clin cases"... World J Clin Cases. 2021 Jul 16;9(20):5372-5390. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i20.5372. ABSTRACT Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common acute abdomen, and appendectomy is the most common nonelective surgery performed worldwide. Despite the long history of understanding this disease and enhancements to medical care, many challenges remain in the diagnosis and treatment of AA. One of these challenges is the timing of appendectomy. In recent decades, extensive studies focused on this topic have been conducted, but there have been no conclusive answers. From the onset of symptoms to appendectomy, many factors can cause delay in the surgical intervention. Some are inevitable, and some can be modified and improved. The favorable and unfavorable results of these factors vary according to different situations. The purpose of this review is to discuss the causes of appendectomy delay and its risk-related costs. This review also explores strategies to balance the positive and negative effects of delayed appendectomy. PMID:34307591 | PMC:PMC8281431 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i20.5372 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.