Prospective Observational Study on acute Appendicitis Worldwide (POSAW)


Sartelli M., Baiocchi G. L., Di Saverio S., Ferrara F., Labricciosa F. M., Ansaloni L., ...More

WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY SURGERY, vol.13, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/s13017-018-0179-0
  • Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Acute appendicitis, Diagnosis, Management, Surgery, Antibiotics, UNCOMPLICATED ACUTE APPENDICITIS, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIALS, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, INTERVAL APPENDECTOMY, NONOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT, PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE, DIAGNOSING APPENDICITIS, ANTIBIOTIC-TREATMENT, GRADING SYSTEM, METAANALYSIS
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical disease, and appendectomy is the treatment of choice in the majority of cases. A correct diagnosis is key for decreasing the negative appendectomy rate. The management can become difficult in case of complicated appendicitis. The aim of this study is to describe the worldwide clinical and diagnostic work-up and management of AA in surgical departments.