Morbidity and mortality in appendicitis in the elderly

dc.contributor.authorÇalış, Hasan
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-19T21:16:53Z
dc.date.available2021-02-19T21:16:53Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentALKÜ
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess the factors affecting the morbidity and mortality in patients over 65 years of age who underwent appendectomy. Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ahi Evran University, Kirsehir, Turkey, from November 2014 to March 2017. Methodology: Medical records of the patients over 65 years of age with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis who underwent appendectomy during the study period were retrospectively analyzed. Age and complications were noted. The reviewed outcome measures were perforation rates, morbidity and mortality. Results: Three hundred and seventy-eight patients over 65 years of age presenting with abdominal pain were hospitalized for diagnosis and treatment. Appendectomy was performed in 112 patients. Laparoscopic appendectomy was performed in 70 of these patients. Perforation rate and morbidity were 40% and 28%, respectively. There was no mortality. Conclusion: Elderly patients show a high perforation rate and morbidity after appendectomy.
dc.identifier.doi10.29271/jcpsp.2018.11.875
dc.identifier.endpage878en_US
dc.identifier.issn1022-386X
dc.identifier.issn1681-7168
dc.identifier.issue11en_US
dc.identifier.pmid30369383
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage875en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.29271/jcpsp.2018.11.875
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/581
dc.identifier.volume28en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000449556100014
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorÇalış, Hasan
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherColl Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
dc.relation.ispartofJcpsp-Journal of the College of Physicians And Surgeons Pakistan
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectAppendicitis
dc.subjectMorbidity
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectAppendectomy
dc.titleMorbidity and mortality in appendicitis in the elderly
dc.typeArticle

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