2025
Health care utilization after operative versus nonoperative appendicitis management using an administrative claims database.
Mathew P, Moore M, Bhattacharya B, Schneider E, Davis K, Schuster K. Health care utilization after operative versus nonoperative appendicitis management using an administrative claims database. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2025 PMID: 40462277, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonoperative managementUncomplicated appendicitisEmergency departmentRecurrent appendicitisAbdominal painCT scanComputed tomographyNonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitisManagement of uncomplicated appendicitisAbdominal computed tomographyAbdominal CT scanHealth care utilizationNonoperatively managed patientsAdministrative claims databaseExamined health care utilizationNonoperative groupCare utilizationAcute appendicitisElixhauser Comorbidity IndexIn situ appendixNonoperative treatmentBaseline characteristicsAppendicitis managementPatient sexTherapeutic/care managementUnplanned Readmission Rate Before Interval Appendectomy After Nonoperative Management of Complicated Appendicitis.
Hellmann Z, Rehman S, Hornick M, Solomon D. Unplanned Readmission Rate Before Interval Appendectomy After Nonoperative Management of Complicated Appendicitis. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2025, 240: 908-913. PMID: 39655815, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000001255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonoperative management of complicated appendicitisManagement of complicated appendicitisPediatric Health Information SystemComplicated appendicitisNonoperative managementInterval appendectomyIndex admissionRecurrent appendicitisReadmission ratesRisk of recurrent appendicitisKaplan-Meier survival analysisKaplan-Meier analysisConsecutive daysICD-10 diagnosis codesReceiving antibioticsAppendectomyAppendicitisClinical equipoisePatientsSurvival analysisNatural historyDay patientsDiagnosis codesAdmissionICD-10
2020
History of appendectomy? An atypical case of recurrent abdominal pain
Wong K, Ozgediz DE, Dodington J. History of appendectomy? An atypical case of recurrent abdominal pain. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 38: 1295.e3-1295.e4. PMID: 31948784, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsRecurrent appendicitisStump appendicitisAbdominal painAcute appendicitisRight-sided abdominal painRare post-operative complicationPediatric emergency visitsRecurrent abdominal painHistory of appendectomyPost-operative complicationsSimilar clinical presentationPrevious appendectomyAssociated morbidityAtypical presentationEmergency visitsClinical presentationAbscess formationAcute inflammationPhysician encountersEmergency physiciansAppendicitisAppendicular tissueAtypical casesPrevious episodesAppendectomy
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