The Unintended Consequences of Nonoperative Management of Acute Appendicitis
Oliveira K, Jean RA, Gonsai R, Maduka RC, Gibson CE, Chiu AS, Ahuja V. The Unintended Consequences of Nonoperative Management of Acute Appendicitis. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 255: 436-441. PMID: 32619858, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAppendectomyAppendicitisConservative TreatmentFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsNonoperative managementAcute appendicitisNational Readmission DatabaseOdds of readmissionCause readmission rateRisk of readmissionTraditional operative approachMultivariable linear regressionMore comorbiditiesIndex hospitalizationReadmission ratesSurgical managementAdult admissionsOperative approachPatient burdenAppendicitisPatientsSix monthsAppendectomyReadmissionSignificant increaseMost casesLinear regressionManagementComorbidities